VirtualBox - How to connect LAN computers to Windows XP Guest

Question

I have software in a Windows XP Guest that acts as a server. I need to have my LAN computers connect to it. Is the best way to use a bridged connection? Is there another way?

I've tried setting up a bridged connection, and so far, it has an internet connection using br0, but the local computers on the LAN cannot access it.

Oh, and I'm using Ubuntu 14.04LTS 64-bit, and VirtualBox 4.3.10.

Solution 1

I've tried setting up a bridged connection, and so far, it has an internet connection using br0, but the local computers on the LAN cannot access it.

br0?!...It seems to me as though you have created a bridged connection in the host OS (Ubuntu), which is not the correct way.

Instead, go to VirtualBox, Select your Guest machine:

1. Settings → Network

2. Check Enable Network Adapter, Set attached to Bridged Adapter, Select the Name of your network interface which is connected to the same network of other clients (LAN machines).

   

3. Don't forget to configure (or just disable) Windows Firewall on the guest. If you don't do this, it won't respond to pings, for example.

4. Also, might need to hit 'Repair' on network connection on the VM (as I had to after following the above).

Solution 2

you can do it by File -> Preference -> network -> add host only network

and add 2nd adapter on virtual device settings -> network -> adapter2 click checkbox and select host only adapter

Comments

[Someone13]

Oh god, you're right. That's what the issue was. That fixed it. Made this waaay too hard on myself. Thanks!

[719016]

The Bridged Adapter solution works very well: I have a Windows 10 as host and an Ubuntu 16.04 as guest with Virtualbox guest additions, and the windows host uses 192.168.25.69 whereas after configuring, the Virtualbox guest uses 192.168.25.70. I can thus connect to the latter from another computer with no problem.