From 1f73c6f0a00e13fe990eb96843ee669b009c5e2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: skoenig Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2024 08:28:21 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: VirtualBox driver NIC type alternative for performance enhancement --- site/content/en/docs/drivers/virtualbox.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/drivers/virtualbox.md b/site/content/en/docs/drivers/virtualbox.md index 8247c76c345f..c3207b80cec0 100644 --- a/site/content/en/docs/drivers/virtualbox.md +++ b/site/content/en/docs/drivers/virtualbox.md @@ -26,3 +26,8 @@ minikube start supports some VirtualBox specific flags: ## Troubleshooting * Run `minikube start --alsologtostderr -v=7` to debug crashes +* If you experience slow network performance with the VirtualBox driver, changing the Network Interface Card (NIC) type may improve speed. Use the following command to start minikube with the AMD PCNet FAST III (Am79C973) for both NAT and host-only network interfaces: + + ```shell + minikube start --vm-driver=virtualbox --nat-nic-type=Am79C973 --host-only-nic-type=Am79C973 + ```