Use command:
cat /etc/network/interfaces It will show you all interfaces and which one of them are using dhcp.
Whether dhcp is fixed or dynamic you must check on your Virtual Machine configuration. If you are using VM Ware then under edit you got Virtual Networking properties. There you will be able to check if for particular virtual interface you got dhcp reservations for specific machines. If you did not checked it yet then we can assume you did not changed default configuration which is dynamic. You can setup reservation if you wish.
Whether dhcp is fixed or dynamic you must check on your Virtual Machine configuration. If you are using
VM Warethen under edit you got Virtual Networking properties. There you will be able to check if for particular virtual interface you got dhcp reservations for specific machines. If you did not checked it yet then we can assume you did not changed default configuration which is dynamic. You can setup reservation if you wish.Details of NAT configuration in VM Ware environment: click.
If bridged connection:
f you use bridged networking, your virtual machine needs to have its own identity on the network. For example, on a TCP/IP network, the virtual machine needs its own IP address. Your network administrator can tell you whether IP addresses are available for your virtual machine and what networking settings you should use in the guest operating system. Generally, your guest operating system may acquire an IP address and other network details automatically from a DHCP server, or you may need to set the IP address and other details manually in the guest operating system.
If you use bridged networking, the virtual machine is a full participant in the network. It has access to other machines on the network and can be contacted by other machines on the network as if it were a physical computer on the network.
Details of NAT configuration in VM Ware environment: click.
Be aware that if the host computer is set up to boot multiple operating systems and you run one or more of them in virtual machines, you need to configure each operating system with a unique network address. People who boot multiple operating systems often assign all systems the same address, since they assume only one operating system will be running at a time. If you use one or more of the operating systems in a virtual machine, this assumption is no longer true.