How can I get virtualbox to run with a hosts-only adapter?
It seems like these adapters are added in Virtual Box -> preferences -> network
.
Since Virtualbox 5.2.xxx
, the location to create a host-only network
has now changed to File -> Host Network Manager...
Clicking on the Create
button in the Host Network Manager
window will create a host-only network called vboxnet0
, which you can then use within the VM settings.
In order to have bidirectional access please follow next steps ...
It's very important that after (Virtual Box -> Preferences -> Network -> vboxnet0) to configure your firewall.
- Allow routing (ip.forwarding)
- Allow NAT through fireall
OSX firewall sample
# (I) Firewall config /etc/sysctl.conf
sysctl -w net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 net.inet.ip.fw.enable=1
sysctl -a net.inet.ip.forwarding net.inet.ip.fw.enable
ipfw list
... shoud have ....
net.inet.ip.forwarding=1
net.inet.ip.fw.enable=1
# (II) Enable nat access to /etc/pf.conf
#============add your host-only vlan =================
# this commented lines doesn't work after computer reboot
#nat on en0 from vboxnet0:network -> (en0)
#nat on en3 from vboxnet0:network -> (en3)
# this will work in any situation
nat on en0 from 10.1.100.0/24 to any -> (en0)
nat on en3 from 10.1.100.0/24 to any -> (en3)
#==========================
# Reload pf
pfctl -f /etc/pf.conf
pfctl -e
Enjoy