It is often necessary to have the ability to SSH between your Linux Host and your Guest virtual machines. In VirtualBox you can do this by simply configuring a second network interface on the Guest. This type of setup will not only allow SSH sessions between Host and Guest, but also between separate Guests themselves. [...]

The ability to remotely SSH into a machine running an Ubuntu LiveCD can come in handy in many situations. The LiveCD supports a large variety of hardware and can be used to troubleshoot system problems on a machine where you have limited or no access. A user with limited skills can easily setup remote access [...]

You can find the MAC address of your system at the command line by using the ifconfig command. The ifconfig command will show you information on all your network interfaces. If no arguments are given ifconfig displays the status of the currently active interfaces. You have to run this command as root or use sudo. [...]

You can find the IP address of your system at the command line by using the ifconfig command. The ifconfig command will show you information on all your network interfaces. If no arguments are given ifconfig displays the status of the currently active interfaces. You have to run this command as root or use sudo. [...]