Virtualbox Host ssh to Guest

I have a mac host, and a VirtualBox Linux guest, currently using Bridged mode.

I need to be able to easily SSH into the guest from the host. It would be nice to use a hostname, but a never-changing IP address would be fine too (currently, the IP changes with each new network I join, and the hostname has never worked).

I also need internet access from the guest.

Other machines on the network do not need access to the guest.

What is the best way to configure my VirtualBox network?

Solution:

First, you’ll have to create the vboxnet0 interface.

VirtualBox > File > Preferences > Network > Host-only Networks > Add (you will get vboxnet0)

Then, run this on the host machine. You’ll see a new interface, vboxnet0, appeared.

ifconfig

Shutdown your VM and do:

VM's Settings > System > check "Enable I/O APIC."VM's Settings > Network > Adapter 2 > host-only vboxnet0

Start VM, on guest run

ifconfig

and check ip

Check these links:

1. https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=40076
2. http://www.wiredrevolution.com/virtualbox/setup-ssh-access-between-virtualbox-host-and-guest-vms

There is also solution for NAT but I haven’t checked it.

• http://www.eldemonionegro.com/blog/archivos/2008/05/18/howto-access-a-virtualbox-guest-machine-throught-ssh-or-how-to-port-forwarding

Configuring port forwarding with NAT in your host machine

VBoxManage modifyvm "VM name" --natpf1 "guestssh,tcp,,2222,,22"

connect to your linux via the port 2222 of your host machine

ssh -l -p 2222 localhost

For host-only networking with static ip check this:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5906441/how-to-ssh-to-a-virtualbox-guest-externally-through-a-host/27152153#27152153

It’s for Solaris 10 and Ubuntu 16.04 but should be easy to adapt.