How-to: Connect VirtualBox to Windows Lan using Network Bridge
My first attempt on this was a failure just because I forgot to assign the proper IP addresses. Anyway, I was able to connect my virtual machine to the corporate lan via Network Bridge. Here’s how to do it with VirtualBox 2.2.4 and Windows XP:
1) On your virtual machine’s details, click on Network;
2) In Attached to: select Host-Only Adapter. This will create a VirtualBox Host-Only Network connection in Windows;
3) Open you Network Connections in Windows, select Local Area Connection and VirtualBox Host-Only Network, right click and select Bridge Connections. This will create Network Bridge which you will configure the tcp/ip settings based on your intranet setup;
4) Start your Virtual Machine;
5) Likewise, configure network settings based on your intranet setup;
6) To test, perform ping to and from your virtual machine.
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