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j2lapoin

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Can't ping Virtualbox from Linux [SOLVED]

I'm running windows7 in virtualbox on my first machine. On my second machine I try to ping the first one, but nothing work.

I'm able to access my share folder on linux thru my virtualbox win7 and I would like to be able to access my share folder on my windows7 machine under linux.

I run on both computer archlinux.

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Re: Can't ping Virtualbox from Linux [SOLVED]

Are you using NAT networking or Bridged Networking in the VM?

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j2lapoin

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Re: Can't ping Virtualbox from Linux [SOLVED]

NAT is choosed.

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Re: Can't ping Virtualbox from Linux [SOLVED]

I saw your report.  I strongly suggest you not use youtube videos.  They are usually wrong.  In this case, the official documentation does not talk that much to networking: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VirtualBox

VB has three types of networking.  Bridged, NAT, and host only.   Host only is a two device network -- the guest and the host.  The host runs a virtual dhcpcd server to assign addresses.  This is an isolated network.  The second option is NAT.  It is like host only, only with Naetwormk Address Translation.  This allows a guest to see the Internet through the host.  It allows the host to communicate with the guest.  The host acts like a firewall and blocks all incoming stuff from the internet to the guest by not forwarding packets.   The third is Bridged.  In a bridged system, the guest will have a virtual network interface (that piggybacks on the host's network interface) that appears on the same network as does the host.  In this case, the guest joins the network as if it were any other machine on the network and uses the DHCP server of the physical network to obain an address if needed.

tl;dr: use bridged mode.

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j2lapoin

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Re: Can't ping Virtualbox from Linux [SOLVED]

My laptop is running VB and is connected to my router wireless. My other computer who has not VB is connected thru cable.  It is possible and not too hard, to get both of them bridge via VB. The whole bridge is possible under VB. I don't need to alter my system.  I do this just because I want to be able to reach my share who is on a windows (VB).

j2lapoin

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Re: Can't ping Virtualbox from Linux [SOLVED]

I just realised that I got a new IP address by passing into Bridging mode. That work! Thank you. [SOLVED]

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Re: Can't ping Virtualbox from Linux [SOLVED]

Please edit your topic title to show the topic is solved.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … ow_to_post

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