id summary reporter owner description type status component version resolution keywords cc guest host 2852 VirtualBox failed to start with an aliased iface or when two+ VM use the same iface MulX "When I want to attach the interface of my guest machine to an aliased iface of my computer, I don't have error. I use : {{{ VBoxManage modifyvm -nic1 hostif -hostifdev eth2:0 }}} But I can't start the VM. I get this error : {{{ Error: failed to start machine. Error message: Failed to open/create the internal network 'HostInterfaceNetworking-eth2:0' (VERR_INTNET_FLT_IF_NOT_FOUND). Unknown error creating VM (VERR_INTNET_FLT_IF_NOT_FOUND) }}} Using Gentoo as host, and Debian as guest (but any other guest produce same error)" defect closed network/hostif VirtualBox 2.1.0 fixed Linux Linux