%all.entities; ]> $Date: 2023-03-23 21:31:23 +0000 (Thu, 23 Mar 2023) $ VBoxManage hostonlyif VBoxManage-hostonlyif 1 VBoxManage-hostonlyif manage host-only network interfaces &product-name; VBoxManage hostonlyif ipconfig ifname --dhcp --ip=IPv4-address --netmask=IPv4-netmask --ipv6=IPv6-address --netmasklengthv6=length VBoxManage hostonlyif create VBoxManage hostonlyif remove ifname Description The VBoxManage hostonlyif command enables you to change the IP configuration of a host-only network interface. For a description of host-only networking, see . Each host-only network interface is identified by a name and can either use the internal DHCP server or a manual IP configuration, both IPv4 and IPv6. Configure a Host-Only Interface The VBoxManage hostonlyif ipconfig command configures a host-only interface. ifname Specifies the name of the network interface. The name is of the form vboxnetN where N is the interface instance. Uses DHCP for the network interface. You cannot use this option with the , , , and options. Specifies the IPv4 IP address for the network interface. You cannot use this option with the , , and options. Specifies the IPv4 netmask of the network interface. The default value is 255.255.255.0. You can use this option only with the option. Specifies the IPv6 IP address for the network interface. You cannot use this option with the , , and options. Specifies the length of the IPv6 network interface. The default value is 64. You can use this option only with the option. Create a Network Interface on the Host System The VBoxManage hostonlyif create command creates a new host-only network interface on the host operating system (OS). The network interface name is of the form vboxnetN where N is the interface instance. You must run this command before you can attach virtual machines (VMs) to the host-only network. Remove a Network Interface From the Host System The VBoxManage hostonlyif remove command removes the specified host-only network interface from the host OS. ifname Specifies the name of the network interface. The name is of the form vboxnetN where N is the interface instance. Examples The following command creates a new host-only network interface. $ VBoxManage hostonlyif create 0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100% Interface 'vboxnet2' was successfully created The following command configures the IPv4 address for the vboxnet2 host-only network interface. $ VBoxManage hostonlyif ipconfig vboxnet2 --ip 10.0.2.18