Wednesday, 2 October 2013

On the Network Adapter 1 page, no host-only network adapter is selected (problem in Virtual Box)

Probably, the virtual host-only network wasn't set up yet. Here's is how you can fix this:
  1. From the main menu, select File > Preferences (Ctrl+G) - NOT the settings of a single vm
  2. Select Network in the list on the left
  3. You should see an empty white box with "Host-only Networks" at the top. On the right, there are three buttons to manage them. Click the topmost one (with a green plus symbol). A new Host-only network will be created and added to the list.
Normally, the settings of the new network will be ok, but for completeness, I give the default values here. You can access the settings for the host-only network through the screwdriver button on the right.
  • Adapter:
    • IPv4 address: 192.168.56.1
    • IPv4 Network Mask: 255.255.255.0
  • DHCP server:
    • Enable server: checked
    • 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
You can change these settings to your liking, as long as they're consistent.