There are 2 methods
- Port Forwarding via NAT
- Host-only Adapter
Port Forwarding
Assuming you want to SSH from Host to Client.
VirtualBox -> Settings -> Network -> Adapter 1
. Assuming it is attached to NAT
as per default.
Expand Advanced
.
Click on Port Forwarding
.
At the following entry
- Name:
SSH
- Protocol:
TCP
- Host IP:
127.0.0.1
(or leave blank) - Host Port:
2222
- Guest IP:
10.0.2.15
(or leave blank) - Guest Port:
22
(SSH default port)
Click OK
.
NOTE: To make sure the Ubuntu client have SSH server, you might want to install sudo apt install openssh-server
and test local connection (ssh [email protected]
)
On the windows host, install Putty (If you don't have a SSH client) and connect to
- Host Name (or IP address):
127.0.0.1
- Port:
2222
NOTE: If connection denied, you might want to check if your Ubuntu client have firewall installed.
Host-only Adapter
You can leave Adapter 1
as NAT
, for configure Host-only Adapter
as Adapter 2
.
VirtualBox -> File -> Host Network Manager
, there should be a VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter
. If not, do create one.
Adapter -> Configure Adapter Manually
- IPv4 Address:
192.168.56.1
- IPv4 Network Mask:
255.255.255.0
- IPv4 Address:
DHCP Server
:- Check
Enable Server
- Server Address:
192.168.56.100
- Server Mask:
255.255.255.0
- Lower Address Bound:
192.168.56.101
- Upper Address Bound:
192.168.56.254
- Check
VirtualBox -> Settings -> Network -> Adapter 2
- Check
Enable Network Adapter
- Attached to:
Host-only Adapter
- Name:
VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter
Check the ip address of Ubuntu Client
enp0s3
isNAT
enp0s8
isHost-only Adapter
, where the IP is192.168.56.101
ifconfig -a
NOTE: Install via sudo apt install net-tools
is command not found
enp0s3: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 10.0.2.15 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 10.0.2.255
inet6 fe80::6985:240e:c74:951d prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
ether 08:00:27:4f:1c:84 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 39 bytes 5879 (5.8 KB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 64 bytes 9487 (9.4 KB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
enp0s8: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 192.168.56.101 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.56.255
inet6 fe80::506e:b210:fa8c:2a3b prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
ether 08:00:27:d7:b0:01 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 10 bytes 1785 (1.7 KB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 29 bytes 4205 (4.2 KB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING> mtu 65536
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10<host>
loop txqueuelen 1000 (Local Loopback)
RX packets 35 bytes 3839 (3.8 KB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 35 bytes 3839 (3.8 KB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
On the windows host, install Putty (If you don't have a SSH client) and connect to
- Host Name (or IP address):
192.168.56.101
- Port:
22
NOTE: If connection denied, you might want to check if your Ubuntu client have firewall installed.