First of all you have to create a VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet adapter
In Virtualbox :
- Go to File > Preferences
On the Network tab select Host only Networks click on "add a Host-only adapter" give it a name by default it is "VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet adapter"
In Windows :
- go to Network connections on Windows and highlight both the real adapter and the new virtual ethernet adapter that you just created.
- Right click and select "Bridge Connections", it's going to create a network bridge in Windows.
Now configure your VM :
- in the Network part you can activate a new adapter and then select Attached to Host only adapter
- Choose the VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet adapter you have just created
You can now configure your static IP Address by modifying /etc/network/interfaces :
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 10.1.1.100
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 10.1.1.1
You can now restart eth0 by doing :
sudo ifdown eth0
sudo ifup eth0
Some wireless adapters don't work