I've been trying to use VirtualBox on my laptop as a sort of mobile lab, to get some hands-on experience with server OS's. However, the laptop only has 8GB of RAM, and I found myself only able to run 2 VMs at a time. If I tried 3 or 4, I'd start hitting my swap partition. So a friend suggested Proxmox, since it supports shared memory.
Now I've managed to get Proxmox set up, but I had to use a static IP address. This will be an issue if I try to go mobile with this, since most wifi hotspots (including my cell phone) require a DHCP-assigned address. Is it possible to use Proxmox with a dynamic IP address? I've set my LAN card to a static address; would it be possible to bring it up (i.e., ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.22 up) without a cable plugged in, and then just use wifi for Internet access?
I thought about just setting up port forwarding on my home router and remoting in, but I worry about blowing through the data cap on my cellular plan. Has anyone else attempted to use Proxmox in as a mobile workstation, or is it nearly all dedicated server installs?
Now I've managed to get Proxmox set up, but I had to use a static IP address. This will be an issue if I try to go mobile with this, since most wifi hotspots (including my cell phone) require a DHCP-assigned address. Is it possible to use Proxmox with a dynamic IP address? I've set my LAN card to a static address; would it be possible to bring it up (i.e., ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.22 up) without a cable plugged in, and then just use wifi for Internet access?
I thought about just setting up port forwarding on my home router and remoting in, but I worry about blowing through the data cap on my cellular plan. Has anyone else attempted to use Proxmox in as a mobile workstation, or is it nearly all dedicated server installs?
