Kali-Linux VM doesn't get ip when connecting to wireless connection
I have come across the following as a potential solution, so its worth a try:
- Shut down your VM.
- Open up VirtualBox - your VM should be powered off
- Click on your VM
- Click settings
- Click Network
- You should have adapter 1: (Enable Network Adapter checked) Adapter type: Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop, Attached to: NAT, Name: (blank)
- Click on adapter 2 - here you will create a new adapter.. Adapter type: Intel PRO/1000 MT Desttop, Attached to: Bridged Adapter, Name: en1:[Pick a name, no square brackets]
- Click OK
- Start your VM and test
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paul deter
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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paul deter over 1 year
I am setting up my Kali Linux VM hosted in Virtual box to work through the wireless interface on my computer. I need to access few tools from the host machine, so I want to have an IP for this machine that I can use, Here is how ifconfig output looks like.
When I have wired connection to the computer itself, the eth0 interface shows an ip address and everything works great. However, when my computer is connected to wireless, I don't seem to get anything working. Here is how virtual-box settings for the VM.
Its probably obvious from my question that I am a newbie to linux, I'll appreciate if some step-by-step type of method could be described that can help solve this issue.
UPDATE If Attached to is set to NAT, this is what I see in ifconfig. Still cannot access internet etc.
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paul deter over 7 yearsso adopter type Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop is same both? Does it matter if I don't have wireless adopter in one of the two?
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paul deter over 7 yearsoh wait, I don't get Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop with Bridget Adopter as an option. Apart from Dell Wireless (as in image in my question), other option is Intel(R) 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection.. Which one should I select here?
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Unencoded over 7 yearsMake sure you're looking at the "Adapter Type" menu, and not the "attached to" menu, easy mistake to make
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paul deter over 7 yearsyeah i was looking at wrong place :). Let me try it now
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paul deter over 7 yearsupdated question with image based on your suggestion
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Unencoded over 7 yearsSo today I tried to re-create the problem at my end with a Kali Linux VM, but I haven't been able to, the connection is fine when using my wireless adapter. I have come across a few more ideas though, so I'll leave the chat window open if you wish to discuss things further :)