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 However, the networking can be a little tricky. So here is a small guide on getting your VM working on a network.
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+<color red>Please note:</color> the <color red>Bridge Networking</color> which is the type we would normally use, doesn't work if you are on the <color red>Ericsson Wireless</color> network. We think this network is clever enough to only allow a single IP to be allocated to the device (no matter what mode you pick, you are nearly always relying on NAT).
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   * Host-only networking (Host-only adapter)
   * Generic
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 ==== Bridged Networking ====
-In this mode, the guest system will receive direct access to the network, to which the host system has been connected.
+<color red>This is the mode you will most likely use.</color> In this mode, the guest system will receive direct access to the network, to which the host system has been connected.
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+<color red>Warning!</color> Using this mode on the Ericsson wireless will result in the VM not getting an IP Address, this is due to the system behind the wireless routers being clever enough to know it has already issued and IP to the host, and won't issue any more IP Addresses.
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-==== Generic networking
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 For the Generic networking Mode there are two possible Sub-Modes:
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