Virtualbox host-guest network setup

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Gaizka picture Gaizka · Sep 14, 2008 · Viewed 100.9k times · Source

How do I set up a network between the Host and the guest OS in Windows vista?

Answer

Matthew picture Matthew · Jan 12, 2010

Give the guest two network adapters, one NAT and the other Host-only. The NAT one will allow the guest to see the Internet, and the Host-only one will allow the host to see the guest.

One of them also allows the guest to see the host. I'm not sure which, but I know it works since I've tested web server stuff with it. You just have to choose the right IP address, 10.x.x.x or 192.168.x.x.

Also, you may have to be careful about having File and Printer Sharing running on both adapters at once, since the guest will see its own name and conflict with itself. I ran into this during install.

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