How to access server running in Virtualbox on Host machine

Question

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how to access samba on a guest Linux behind the VirtualBox NAT?

I have a VirtualBox running on a Win7 host with an Ubuntu guest. I have started a server in Ubuntu (Guest). How can I access it from the Host windows machine?

I assume I need to run this on a specific IP address, which I can expose to the Host as a LAN networked address?

Solution

if you have it set up in bridged mode if you know what ip the server has you should just be able to access it as you would a normal server using putty over ssh etc.

Comments

[quack quixote]

@Bobby: first yes (good catch, thanks), second no (it's about accessing the filesystem of a guest, eg directly, not the guest's network services)

[Jjames]

@~quack: Whoops, you're right, that's swapped. :O