Virtual Box network settings help

dangerstat · 3 Oct 2009 at 18:48

Hi,

I have a vritual machine (VirtualBox - Windows Host - Linux Client) running Apache and I want to be able to connect to the Linux Client via the Host.

Can anyone help me achieve this pelase?

Thanks

Dstat

Dogers · 3 Oct 2009 at 19:03

You need to forward the ports that you want to connect on. See here:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/tech-tip-port-forwarding-virtualbox-vboxmanage

dangerstat · 3 Oct 2009 at 19:52

Dogers said:
You need to forward the ports that you want to connect on. See here:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/tech-tip-port-forwarding-virtualbox-vboxmanage

Thanks for the link, oh and welcome

marc2003 · 3 Oct 2009 at 20:02

Dogers said:
You need to forward the ports that you want to connect on. See here:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/tech-tip-port-forwarding-virtualbox-vboxmanage

how bizarre. :confused:

setting the adapter to bridged mode is far easier.

now the host/guest can talk to each other as if they were on a real network. just remember the guest needs to be configured with ip details in the same range as the host. if you have a router with dhcp enabled, you don't need to do a thing. the guest will pick this up.

dangerstat · 3 Oct 2009 at 21:29

marc2003 said:
how bizarre.

setting the adapter to bridged mode is far easier.

now the host/guest can talk to each other as if they were on a real network. just remember the guest needs to be configured with ip details in the same range as the host. if you have a router with dhcp enabled, you don't need to do a thing. the guest will pick this up.

Bridged connection didn't work, the guest couldn't get a network connection, and the router has DHCP enabled

marc2003 · 3 Oct 2009 at 22:00

well it works fine for me. but then i have both windows hosts and guests. i know nuffin about linux.

are you running the latest version of virtualbox? i remember the old versions required much faffing about to get bridged networking running. but in the current version all you need to do is change the option on the VM configuration screen. obviously you need to make sure your real network card is listed in the "name" bit and that's it.

dangerstat · 3 Oct 2009 at 22:11

I'm running version 3.0.4r50677 yeah that's exactly what my config screen looked like when I tried the bridged networking thingy, though obviously my name had my nic rather than yours.

marc2003 · 3 Oct 2009 at 22:26

i assume the guest has loaded drivers ok for the "virtual" hardware? try configuring the ip details manually? other than that, i have no ideas at all. sorry.

BTW, 3.0.6 is the latest version. i'm not sure if that makes any difference though.

Qu3 · 4 Oct 2009 at 00:23

I found that on a linux gust configuring the network worked.
I wouldn't just expect it to work.