Comments on: VirtualBox: Open Source Virtualization http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/ up to the minute updates Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:20:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: David http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-13302 David Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:58:14 +0000 http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-13302 There is an option to share folders from the host to virtualbox itself. It's the folder at the bottom right. After that you need to mount a network share at the location \\vboxsvr\FOLDERNAME or something like that. There is an option to share folders from the host to virtualbox itself. It’s the folder at the bottom right. After that you need to mount a network share at the location \vboxsvr\FOLDERNAME or something like that.

]]> By: brett http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-10361 brett Tue, 15 May 2007 23:48:45 +0000 http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-10361 Found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_virtual_machines Found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_virtual_machines

]]> By: Will http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-10344 Will Tue, 15 May 2007 18:02:09 +0000 http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-10344 Have you tried Parallels? I was wondering how the performance of it and VirtualBox compare. I actually just set up an old PC with Ubuntu Server over the weekend for this same type of development and testing environment. This allows me to test from any machine on my network and not using up resources with a virtual machine. However, I do not have it set up yet to be as smooth and easy as using MAMP. Have you tried Parallels? I was wondering how the performance of it and VirtualBox compare.

I actually just set up an old PC with Ubuntu Server over the weekend for this same type of development and testing environment. This allows me to test from any machine on my network and not using up resources with a virtual machine. However, I do not have it set up yet to be as smooth and easy as using MAMP.

]]> By: brett http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-10341 brett Tue, 15 May 2007 15:59:36 +0000 http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-10341 Think that will work with MAMP? I'll give it a shot... Think that will work with MAMP? I’ll give it a shot…

]]> By: kenrick http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-10340 kenrick Tue, 15 May 2007 15:32:48 +0000 http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-10340 to make your pcs get to your sites on your mac, one of the ways I do it is this: In the apache conf, just create your named virtual servers, so say the virtual server has a 'domain name' of 'mytestproject' Then in the hosts file of windows computers, located usually in: %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc Change the following lines 127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.1.1 mytestproject # this should be the ip address of your mac 255.255.255.255 broadcasthost ::1 localhost If you have apache all set up correctly for the named virtual severs, and its running, you should be able to get to your mac websites from your virtual PCs. At least thats how I do it. to make your pcs get to your sites on your mac, one of the ways I do it is this:

In the apache conf, just create your named virtual servers, so say the virtual server has a ‘domain name’ of ‘mytestproject’

Then in the hosts file of windows computers, located usually in:
%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc

Change the following lines

127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.1.1 mytestproject # this should be the ip address of your mac
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1 localhost

If you have apache all set up correctly for the named virtual severs, and its running, you should be able to get to your mac websites from your virtual PCs. At least thats how I do it.

]]> By: Terinea Weblog http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-10328 Terinea Weblog Tue, 15 May 2007 09:04:57 +0000 http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-10328 Looks like a fantastic product. I wonder how it compares to VMware? Looks like a fantastic product. I wonder how it compares to VMware?

]]> By: Jason Seifer http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-10327 Jason Seifer Tue, 15 May 2007 08:05:21 +0000 http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-10327 Also check out Bonjour for Windows, it's a free download on Apple's site. It will let you access using your mac's name in your sharing preferences and appending ".local". So if your computer is named macbookpro there, just do http://macbookpro.local:XXXX from both and you should be good to go. This also makes it way easier for other computers on the network to get you also. Also check out Bonjour for Windows, it’s a free download on Apple’s site. It will let you access using your mac’s name in your sharing preferences and appending “.local”. So if your computer is named macbookpro there, just do http://macbookpro.local:XXXX from both and you should be good to go. This also makes it way easier for other computers on the network to get you also.

]]> By: brett http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-10316 brett Mon, 14 May 2007 22:24:53 +0000 http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-10316 Funny, I was doing that on the Windows side, but I never considered using the IP as the root address for the mac side of things as well. On CMS's where I need to specify a root address for the site, I'd been giving the localhost address. Switching to the IP solves the problem and makes the site accessible to both platforms at the same address. Thanks for the little smack to the head ;). Funny, I was doing that on the Windows side, but I never considered using the IP as the root address for the mac side of things as well. On CMS’s where I need to specify a root address for the site, I’d been giving the localhost address. Switching to the IP solves the problem and makes the site accessible to both platforms at the same address. Thanks for the little smack to the head ;).

]]> By: Taylan Pince http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-10314 Taylan Pince Mon, 14 May 2007 22:15:28 +0000 http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-10314 You can use your IP instead of localhost: 192.168.1.x:xxxx. This only becomes a problem on django projects, since the django production server only works on the localhost domain, I switch to lighttpd for PC testing in that case. You can use your IP instead of localhost: 192.168.1.x:xxxx. This only becomes a problem on django projects, since the django production server only works on the localhost domain, I switch to lighttpd for PC testing in that case.

]]> By: brett http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-10313 brett Mon, 14 May 2007 21:34:14 +0000 http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/05/14/virtualbox-open-source-virtualization/#comment-10313 Yeah, that's what I'm currently using, but how do you access the localhost:xxxx from a virtualized server? Yeah, that’s what I’m currently using, but how do you access the localhost:xxxx from a virtualized server?

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