[vbox-dev] Network between host and guest

[Alexey Eromenko]

There's a "host-only" network mode for that

On Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 9:13 AM Dan Egli <dan at newideatest.site> wrote:
>
> I tried looking this up online, but what seemed like should be the
> answer failed.
>
> I want to define a network that is JUST between the guest and the host,
> but otherwise a full network. For example:
>
> host -> guest:80 = Connected
>
> guest-->host:22 = Connected
>
> Guest->google:80 = Failed
>
>
> I thought a NAT network was the answer, so I used vboxmanage to create
> and start one. The guest sees it just fine, but the host cannot contact
> the guest. I'd really appreciate an answer on this.  It's a special case
> because the host only has an internet link through a cell phone's mobile
> hot spot. But I want a stable network so that even if the hotspot isn't
> present (thus killing a bridge through the WI-fi card) the two machines
> can talk to each other.
>
> I also tried setting up a dummy network on the unused Ethernet card and
> bridging to that, to no avail.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated!
>
>
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