virtualbox
I have a mac host, and a VirtualBox Linux guest, currently using Bridged mode.
I need to be able to easily SSH into the guest from the host. It would be nice to use a hostname, but a never-changing IP address would be fine too (currently, the IP changes with each new network I join, and the hostname has never worked).
I also need internet access from the guest.
Other machines on the network do not need access to the guest.
What is the best way to configure my VirtualBox network?
Having two virtual adapters, one set to NAT and the other to Host-only, is the correct way to proceed. You may have had firewall or other connectivity issues with the guest is my guess.
Could you provide a little more information? The Host-only adapter should work with DHCP by default - though static IP addresses are fine too as long as it matches the configuration in your VirtualBox preferences. The screenshot below shows how my Host-only network is configured - any valid address in the 192.168.56.1-99 range should be acceptable for static use.
You can find the network configuration under File -> Preferences (Ctrl+G), then selecting the Network section and clicking the "screwdriver" button to view/alter the configuration for the selected network.
The new guest VM that you created is not resolved by the other host machines in the network. You can try below solution.
Case 1:
Trying to connect to guest machine from a different host machine [say windows] in the network
open the file
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
Add the following Entry
ipaddressofguest hostname
Save the entry
From the windows host ping hostname [You will be able to connect to guest OS]
Case 2:
Trying to connect to guest machine from a different host machine [say Linux] in the network
open the file
/etc/hosts
ipaddressofguest hostname
Save the entry
From the Linux host ping/ssh using hostname [You will be able to connect to guest OS]
Sandeep
Best Answer
First, you'll have to create the
vboxnet0interface.VirtualBox > File > Preferences > Network > Host-only Networks > Add (you will get vboxnet0)
Then, run this on the host machine. You'll see a new interface,
vboxnet0, appeared.Shutdown your VM and do:
Start VM, on guest run
and check ip
Check these links:
There is also solution for NAT but I haven't checked it.
Configuring port forwarding with NAT in your host machine
connect to your linux via the port 2222 of your host machine
For host-only networking with static ip check this:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5906441/how-to-ssh-to-a-virtualbox-guest-externally-through-a-host/27152153#27152153
It's for Solaris 10 and Ubuntu 16.04 but should be easy to adapt.