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After I cloned a VirtualBox VM image, either original nor cloned Debian 6 (squeeze) image have networking works anymore.
I've read A TON of articles online describing modifying the /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
and /etc/udev/rules.d/75-persistent-net-generator.rules
files but none of those "fixes" worked for me.
(Apparently this is a "feature" of UDEV that causes all kinds of problems if you are using Debian/Ubuntu in a virtualized environment for development and want to clone images because it changes your MAC address of your virtual NIC).
Can someone please described exactly what I need to do in order to have networking working again in my VM debian images. Thanks
Note: networking stopped in BOTH (all) debian virtual images now. Essentially, 1 how do I fix my MAC address since I don't even know what MAC address should now be used, [2] how do I prevent this from happening in the future when I clone VM images?
UPDATE: My problem was filed as a bug with both VirtualBox and VMWare but both companies closed the tickets stating this is a "feature" of Debian. Some people suggests ways to fix the problem but none have worked.
If what you are describing can't be done with one (or both) of the two files listed above, then no. Would you mind providing more details. – None – 2011-06-01T13:25:06.230
What MAC address should I use though? – None – 2011-06-01T15:15:28.367
The MAC address are NOT the same. That's the issue. Debian keeps automatically (dynamically) changing the virtual NIC MAC address – None – 2011-06-01T17:44:17.800