Networking and FreeBSD 7.1 on VirtualBox

Quick tip if you're installing FreeBSD on VirtualBox... when configuring networking, be sure to select the PCnet-PCI II (NAT) adapter.

I was bored this Sunday evening, so I decided to install FreeBSD 7.1 alongside my virtualized Linux distros (CentOS 5.2 and 5.3), plus I still have OpenSolaris around). Having just installed Linux this morning, I mistakenly selected the PCnet-FAST III (NAT) adapter, and was scratching my head for the better part of half an hour when I found I couldn't SSH into my shiny new FreeBSD install.

The more you know...