VirtualBox Port Forwarding on Windows 7 not Working - ssh

VirtualBox Port Forwarding on Windows 7 not Working
Im trying to ssh onto my VirtualBox from my Windows 7 host via port forwarding, but VirtualBox wont open the port for listening. I can connect to it by turning on the VirtualBox GUI and navigating via that terminal, but I cannot connect via a standard ssh client from my host. I want to be able to ssh on port 2222 on my host to the guest.
Here's my setup:
Host: Window 7 SP1
Guest: Ubunto Ubuntu 12.04
VirutalBox: 4.3.26
Host Processor: Intel Core i7 920
The guest machine is configured as a NAT and port forwarding is enabled for 127.0.0.1 for host port 2222 to guest port 22.
The output from ifconfig on the guest:
eth0 inet addr:10.0.2.15 Bcast:10.0.2.255 Mask: 255.255.255.0
The output from ps -ef | grep sshd on the guest:
root 625 1 0 12:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/sshd -D
The output from netstat -ant | grep 22 on the guest:
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:*
tcp6 0 0 :::22 :::*
But on the host, netstat -ant | grep 2222 doesnt show anything.
In the VBox.log however I have this:
00:00:03.413790 NAT: set redirect TCP host 127.0.0.1:2222 => guest 10.0.2.15:22
00:00:03.424301 supR3HardenedErrorV: supR3HardenedScreenImage/LdrLoadDll: rc=VERR_LDRVI_UNSUPPORTED_ARCH fImage=1 fProtect=0x0 fAccess=0x0 \Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\mfnspstd64.dll: WinVerifyTrust failed with hrc=Unknown Status 0x800B0101 on '\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\mfnspstd64.dll'
00:00:03.424422 supR3HardenedErrorV: supR3HardenedMonitor_LdrLoadDll: rejecting 'C:\Windows\mfnspstd64.dll' (C:\Windows\mfnspstd64.dll): rcNt=0xc0000190
00:00:03.424476 NAT: failed to redirect TCP 127.0.0.1:2222 => 10.0.2.15:22
The last line looks like the suspect but there's no clue as to why it fails to redirect. I've tried all of the following from various other posts and forums but cant get it to listen on any port on the host:
Turned off the firewall
Changed the port
Enabled VT-X on BIOS
Disabled Hyper-V
Tried numerous different builds of VirtualBox
Any help would be much appreciated. Works fine on my Mac Book with OS-X.

Did you set forwarding in machine settings ?
To forward ports in VirtualBox, first open a virtual machine’s settings window by selecting the Settings option in the menu.
Select the Network pane in the virtual machine’s configuration window, expand the Advanced section, and click the Port Forwarding button. Note that this button is only active if you’re using a NAT network type – you only need to forward ports if you’re using a NAT.
Use VirtualBox’s Port Forwarding Rules window to forward ports. You don’t have to specify any IP addresses – those two fields are optional.
Also here: http://www.howtogeek.com/122641/how-to-forward-ports-to-a-virtual-machine-and-use-it-as-a-server/

I found the solution in a hypernode-vagrant issue: VirtualBox fails to establish the port forwarding for SSH on Vagrant's standard port 2222, but higher ports work. In that issue, ports >= 4000 worked, whereas ports <= 3500 would fail. On my machine running Windows 10, I found 2380 to be the first port for which the TCP redirect can be established.
The port on the host used for forwarding can be changed by adding the following lines to your Vagrantfile (where you may have to replace 4000 by a higher number):
config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 22, host: 2222, disabled: true
config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 22, host: 4000, id: "ssh"
I have no idea what the root cause for this behavior could look like, but the workaround has been working reliably so far.

I used this article to ssh into my Raspberry pi3 VM.
Using this command ssh -p 2222 pi#localhost.
Originally, I had kept trying to use ssh pi#10.0.2.x -p 2222, but it didn't work and kept returning a "Connection timed out." My port number is 2222, but yours could be different depending what you set in your VirtualBox.
I am using a Windows 10 into a Debian Raspberry Pi VM (VirtualBox).

Related

How to vagrant ssh to different guest prort

I have vagrant vm centos 7 running ssh on XXXX port (not default 22)
How can I connect to XXXX port using "vagrant ssh" command
I tried this but did not work.
config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 22, host: 2222, id: "ssh" , disabled: true
config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: xxxx, host: 2223, auto_correct: true
config.ssh.port = 2223
It might depend on the provider you're using, but setting config.ssh.guest_port=XXXX along with a port forwarding does the trick for me when using Virtualbox as a provider.
With that you shouldn't even have to specify config.ssh.port, as Vagrant will detect the port forwarding settings automatically.
See also vagrantfile documentation
Wandering what configuration #su_li used exactly, I tried different possibilities and the following code came to work as expected :
config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 54321, host: 2222, id: "ssh"
config.ssh.guest_port = 54321
The guest OS (the VM) runs sshd on port 54321.
The host OS will send ssh request to port 2222.
With this configuration, all requests to port 2222 on the host side will be forwarded to port 54321 on the guest side.
And all responses from port 54321 from the guest side will be forwarded to port 2222 on the host side.
Note that the id: "ssh" part is necessary if you want to override the default ssh port forwarding configuration.

Configure SQL Connection with jdbc - vagrant

I have a vagrant server:
postgres#precise32:/home/vagrant/teste/pg-hostname-master$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet
inet addr:10.0.2.15 Bcast:10.0.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet
inet addr:33.33.33.33 Bcast:33.33.33.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
The port is:
name | port
setting | 5432
My question is, what is the correct data to use jdbc?
I already tried:
jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/test
jdbc:postgresql://33.33.33.33:5432/test
jdbc:postgresql://127.0.0.1:5432/test
None of these works.
org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: Connection refused. Check that the hostname and port are correct and that the postmaster is accepting TCP/IP connections.
Update:
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:5432 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1020/postgres
In postgresql.conf
Listen_adresses = '*'
vagrant log
C:\Users\xx>vagrant up
Bringing machine 'default' up with 'virtualbox' provider...
[default] Clearing any previously set forwarded ports...
[default] Clearing any previously set network interfaces...
[default] Preparing network interfaces based on configuration...
[default] Forwarding ports...
[default] -- 22 => 2222 (adapter 1)
[default] Booting VM...
[default] Waiting for machine to boot. This may take a few minutes...
DL is deprecated, please use Fiddle
[default] Machine booted and ready!
[default] Configuring and enabling network interfaces...
[default] Mounting shared folders...
[default] -- /vagrant
[default] VM already provisioned. Run `vagrant provision` or use `--provision` to force it
Basically, I need to know how can I set a remote db connection between vagrant (ubuntu) and windows desktop. Both running in the same desktop.
First a disclaimer - I have used virtualbox and postgresql quite a lot, but I have not used vagrant, so advice I can give about that is limited.
From your description and the information in the comments, I think your problem is related to network connectivity between the VM and the host environment.
Virtualbox supports a few different network emulations - eg NAT, Bridged, Internal Network, Host-only. When using vagrant, vagrant will attempt to administer the VM to align to the configuration in the 'vagrantfile'.
The 'NAT' adapter uses a simulated NAT. It is a bit like having the VM on the inside of a private network with a router connecting it to the internet. You can make outgoing connections via the NAT interface but not incoming connections, unless you set up port forwarding. Your vagrant log file says this:
[default] -- 22 => 2222 (adapter 1)
indicating that port 2222 is being forwarded to port 22 on the VM (at least that is how I interpret this printout). This would allow you to connect to the VM via SSH from a client such as putty running in the windows environment. Virtualbox listens on port 22 on the loopback adaptor (127.0.0.1) in the Windows environment, forwarding any connections to the NAT adaptor in the VM.
Your ifconfig shows two ethernet adapters (aside from the loopback) - one configured for address 10.0.2.15 and the other for 33.33.33.33.
10.0.2.15 is the address used by the NAT adaptor.
33.33.33.33 seems to have been configured by the following lines in your vagrantfile:
# Create a private network, which allows host-only access to the machine
# using a specific IP.
config.vm.network :private_network, ip: "33.33.33.33"
So, this is configuring an internal network, probably using a 'host-only' adaptor in virtualbox. The problem is, I suspect that the IP address 33.33.33.33 is not valid for such a network. The default internal network in virtualbox is set up for the network 192.168.56.0/24.
Here are the steps I recommend you follow to resolve this:
Before doing anything else, double check that you can establish a connection to the postgresql server using:
su - postgres
psql -h 127.0.0.1 template1
from a shell on the VM (ie. either log in via ssh or using the VM console). This ensures that postgresql is running and accepting connections from network interfaces.
Confirm that the Virtualbox VM is configured for a host-only adaptor as 'Adaptor 2'. From the virtualbox GUI, select VM -> settings -> Network -> Adaptor 2. It should say 'Host-only adaptor'. Note the name of the adaptor.
Check the configuration of the host only network. From the Virtualbox GUI, File -> Preferences -> Network -> Host-Only Networks -> double click the named network from step 1. Note the IPv4 address and netmask. The defaults for that are 192.168.56.0 and 255.255.255.0.
You should be using a private network.
In your vagrantfile, change the ip address to one that is in the range of the network seen in step 2 - eg. 192.168.56.10. Then restart vagrant using whatever command is needed to get it to reconfigure the VM.
Confirm that you can ping the address you have used from the windows command prompt. Also that you can connect the VM using an SSH client on the windows side, using the same address.
If all of that has worked, you should be able to connect to the postgresql server using jdbc:postgresql://{ipaddr}:5432/test where {ipaddr} is the ip address you used in step 3,4.
First check that you don't have any other VMs running with the same IP. vagrant halt that machine and try to ping "33.33.33.33". It shouldn't respond. (By the way, 33.33.33.x is a public network that somebody own, you should use a private network like 192.168.33.x.)
Also some VPN software can mess up the routing. Are you running any?
The localhost addresses won't work from host, unless you set port forwarding:
Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 5432, host: 5432
end

Cannot access remote application over my vpn

I am running a java application on a remote server that opens port 7462 for a telnet connection to issue simple commands. I have established a VPN connection (using openvpn) between my local machine and the remote server, but cannot telnet from my local machine to port 7462. The IP address of my vpn server is 10.8.0.1. I am also running postfix on my remote server and am able to telnet to port 25 without any issues. The following commands yield the below results:
On my local machine:
$ telnet 10.8.0.1 25
Trying 10.8.0.1...
Connected to 10.8.0.1.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 xxxxx.com ESMTP Postfix (Debian/GNU)
quit
221 2.0.0 Bye
Connection closed by foreign host.
$ telnet 10.8.0.1 7462
Trying 10.8.0.1...
Connected to 10.8.0.1.
Escape character is '^]'.
Connection closed by foreign host.
$
On the remote server:
$ netstat -plnt | grep -P "7462|25"
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN -
tcp 0 0 10.8.0.1:7462 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 6463/java
tcp6 0 0 :::25 :::* LISTEN -
$ telnet 10.8.0.1 7462
Trying 10.8.0.1...
Connected to 10.8.0.1.
Escape character is '^]'.
exit
OK Goodbye
Connection closed by foreign host.
An iptables -L command on both the local and remote machine show that I have no firewall rules established and I have not specifically configured any routes.
I can't figure out why I can connect to the remote server's port 25 from my local machine, but not port 7462. From the remote server though I can connect to port 7462 using the 10.8.0.1 IP address. I'd be happy to provide any additional information and thanks in advance for you help
-Nathan
I figured out my problem. The application was limiting the IP addresses that could connect on the 7462 port and it was a configuration item that needed to be set (default was just localhost). I feel a little silly for such a simple answer, but thanks for the suggestions!
I figured out my problem. The application was limiting the IP addresses that could connect on the 7462 port and it was an (obscure) configuration item that needed to be set (default was just localhost). I feel a little silly for such a simple answer, but thanks for the suggestions!

Vagrant forwarding ssh from remote server

I set up vagrant to run a vm on a host os. What I would like to do is be able to ssh from other machines directly into the vagrant vm (ie, I shouldn't ssh into the host and then vagrant ssh, etc. into the vagrant vm).
Currently, I can ssh not using vagrant ssh from the host os using ssh vagrant#127.0.0.1 -p 2222. However, if I run the same command (replacing 127.0.0.1 with the host's ip address), I get "ssh connect to host XXXXX port 2222: Connection refused."
I tried adding my own port forwarding rule to vagrant:
config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 22, host: 2222
But that doesn't allow ssh connection from either the host machine or any other machine in the network. Additionally, I spent a while with config.ssh in the vagrant docs. I think that most of those parameters though specify what port the vagrant vm is running ssh on.
I really don't think this should be that difficult. Does anyone know what I might be doing wrong, or what I should do differently to ssh into a vagrant vm from a remote server?
If you don't want to change network to public you can override default port forwarding for ssh by this:
config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 22, host: 2222, host_ip: "0.0.0.0", id: "ssh", auto_correct: true
This will forward guest 22 port to 2222 on your host machine and will be available from any ip, so you can access it outside your local machine.
Since v1.2.3 Vagrant port forwarding by default binds with 127.0.0.1 so only local connections are allowed.
You got "Connection refused" because the port forwarding was NOT binding to your network interfaces (e.g. eth0, wlan0). The port 2222 on your host is NOT even open to hosts in the same network (loopback interfaces not accessible to other hosts).
If you want to SSH directly to the Vagrant VM from a remote host (in the same LAN), the best and easiest way is to use Public Network (VirtualBox's Bridged networking mode).
Add the following to your Vagrantfile and do a vagrant reload.
It should bridge through one of the public network interfaces, you should be able to get the IP address after VM is up, vagrant ssh into it and run ifconfig -a or ip addr to get the IP address to ssh to from remote hosts.
Sample Vagrantfile
<!-- language: lang-rb -->
config.vm.network :public_network # 2nd interface bridged mode
or more advanced, you can set default network interface for public network
<!-- language: lang-rb -->
config.vm.network "public_network", :bridge => 'en1: Wi-Fi (AirPort)'
See more => Public Network
You can also add another rule to Vagrantfile like the following:
config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 1234, host: 22
Connect to Vagrant with the default port (2222) and edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config, then add below Port 22 the port previously configured as 'guest', resulting:
...
Port 22 #Uncomment this line if it's commented
Port 1234
....
Finally, restart the ssh daemon or do vagrant reload (if you edited Vagrantfile while the VM was running you have to reload it) and now you can connect to Vagrant using 'host' port (22 in my case) from outside the host computer.
You can't remove the default port, because Vagrant would hang when starting up.
Use vagrant share --ssh
Vagrant now has a service for registering a Vagrant VM
for remote SSH access automatically.
See here: https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/share/ssh.html
You call vagrant share --ssh.
This generates an SSH key (encrypted and password-protected),
uploads it to a Hashicorp server,
and returns a silly global box name (e.g. "rambunctious-deer-3496").
Then everybody who
has a Hashicorp Atlas account
knows the box name,
knows the password for the key, and
has Vagrant installed(!)
can perform remote SSH to the box via
vagrant connect --ssh BOXNAME.
Vagrant takes care of all the admin stuff behind the scenes (here are some details).
Works as advertised.
I guess this will even work if the Vagrant host (not merely the VM) is behind a NAT.
Limitations:
vagrant share sessions expire (currently after 8 hours)
expect some latency, because all traffic is (presumably)
routed through the Altas server
I have seen my remote connections close (for no obvious reason)
after I had not used them for maybe 15 minutes.

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I have a Ubuntu VM running on my Windows 7 machine. How do I set it up so that I can access the webserver externally through SSH?
I found steps (Setup SSH access between VirtualBox Host and Guest VMs) to be able to ssh to my guest from my host, but that still leaves me with the problem of accessing it through my router.
I suppose that I could install an SSH server on my Windows machine and then tunnel a few times (though I'm not 100% sure what to use in terms of local, dynamic, etc. or how to set up multiple tunnels?), but is there a way to make the VM directly accessible to my router so I could directly port forward to it?
The best way to login to a guest Linux VirtualBox VM is port forwarding. By default, you should have one interface already which is using NAT. Then go to the Network settings and click the Port Forwarding button. Add a new Rule. As the rule name, insert "ssh". As "Host port", insert 3022. As "Guest port", insert 22. Everything else of the rule can be left blank.
or from the command line
VBoxManage modifyvm myserver --natpf1 "ssh,tcp,,3022,,22"
where 'myserver' is the name of the created VM. Check the added rules:
VBoxManage showvminfo myserver | grep 'Rule'
That's all! Please be sure you don't forget to install an SSH server in the VM:
sudo apt-get install openssh-server
To SSH into the guest VM, write:
ssh -p 3022 user#127.0.0.1
Where user is your username within the VM.
Change the adapter type in VirtualBox to bridged, and set the guest to use DHCP or set a static IP address outside of the bounds of DHCP. This will cause the Virtual Machine to act like a normal guest on your home network. You can then port forward.
Keeping the NAT adapter and adding a second host-only adapter works amazing, and is crucial for laptops (where the external network always changes).
http://muffinresearch.co.uk/archives/2010/02/08/howto-ssh-into-virtualbox-3-linux-guests/
Remember to create a host-only network in virtualbox itself (GUI -> settings -> network), otherwise you can't create the host-only interface on the guest.
You can also use a Bridged Network (or "Bridge Adapter", in newer versions) in network settings. This will put your VM in a VLAN with your machine. So you can just ssh into the VM like this.
ssh user#IP_OF_VM
How to do host-only network (better than bridged) for Solaris 10 and Ubuntu 16.04
Add Host-only interface
Virtualbox > File > Preferences > Network > Host-only Networks > Add
Shutdown vm.
VM's Settings > Network. First adapter should be Nat, second Host-only.
Start cmd.exe and run ipconfig /all. You should see lines:
Ethernet adapter VirtualBox Host-Only Network:
...
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.59.1
Second adapter in guest should also be in 192.168.59.*.
Start VM.
Solaris 10
Check settings ifconfig -a. You should see e1000g0 and e1000g1. We are interested in e1000g1.
ifconfig e1000g down
ifconfig e1000g 192.168.56.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
Check from host if this interface is reachable: ping 192.168.56.10
Preserve those settings upon reboot
# vi /etc/hostname.e1000g1
192.168.56.10 netmask 255.255.255.0
# reboot
Configure ssh service (administering) to login as root (not adviced)
Check if ssh is enabled
# svcs -a | grep ssh
online 15:29:57 svc:/network/ssh:default
Modify /etc/ssh/sshd_config so there is
PermitRootLogin yes
Restart ssh service
svcadm restart ssh
From host check it
ssh root#192.168.56.10
Ubuntu 16.04
List interfaces:
ip addr
You should see three interfaces like lo, enp0s3, enp0s8. We will use the third.
Edit /etc/network/interfaces
auto enp0s8
iface enp0s8 inet static
address 192.168.56.10
netmask 255.255.255.0
Then sudo ifup enp0s8. Check if enp0s8 got correct address. You should see your ip:
$ ip addr show enp0s8
...
inet 192.168.56.10/24 brd 192.168.56.255 scope global secondary enp0s8
If not, you may run sudo ifdown enp0s8 && sudo ifup enp0s8
https://superuser.com/questions/424083/virtualbox-host-ssh-to-guest/424115#424115
In order to ssh to a Ubuntu VM running in VirtualBox from your host machine, you need to set up two network adapters for the VM.
First of all, stop the VM if not yet.
Then select the VM and click the Settings menu in the VirtualBox toolbar:
Set up Adapter 1
Set up Adapter 2
(Note: you don't need to set up any port forwarding.)
That's it. Once set up, you can start your VM. In your VM, the network configuration will look like below and you'll have Internet access too:
Also in your host machine, you can ssh to your VM:
Be sure that the SSH server has been installed and up running in the VM.
$ ps aux | grep sshd
root 864 0.1 0.5 65512 5392 ? Ss 22:10 0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd -D
If not, install it:
$ sudo apt-get install openssh-server
Also for your information:
My VirtualBox version: 5.2.6 r120293 (Qt5.6.2), 2018
My Ubuntu version: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
My host machine: Windows 10
SSH Back to Your Home / Office VirtualBox Guest Machine From The INTERNET
The answers provided by other users here : How to SSH to a VirtualBox guest externally through a host?
... helped me to accomplish the task of connecting from out on the internet to my home computer's guest machine. You should be able to connect using computers, tablets, and smart phones (android, IPhone,etc). I add a few more step in case it might be helpful to someone else:
Here is a quick diagram of my setup:
Remote device ---> INTERNET --> MODEM --> ROUTER --> HOST MACHINE --> GUEST VM
Remote device (ssh client) ---> PASS THRU DEVICES ---> GUEST VM (ssh server)
Remote device (leave ssh port 3022) ---> INTERNET --> MODEM --> ROUTER (FWD frm:p3022 to:p3022)--> HOST MACHINE (FWD frm:p3022 to:p22) --> GUEST VM (arrive ssh port 22)
The key for me was to realize that ALL connections was PASSING-THROUGH intermediary devices to get from my remote PC to my guest virtual-machine at home --Hence port forwarding!
Notes:
* Need ssh client to request a secure connection and a running ssh server to process the secure connection.
I will forward the port 3022 as used in the chosen answer from above.
Enter your IPs where needed (home modem/router, host IP, guest IP,etc.), Names chosen are just examples-use or change.
1.Create ssh tunnel to port 3022 on your modem's IP / router's external IP address.
ssh client/device possible commands: ssh -p 3022 user-name#home_external_IP
2.Port forward = we are passing thru the connection from router to host machine
Also make sure firewall /IPtable rules on router is allowing ports to be forward (open if needed)
Router's Pfwd SCREEN required entries: AppName:SSH_Fwd, Port_from: 3022, Protocol:both (UDP/TCP), IP_address:hostIP_address, Port_to:3022, everything else can be blank
DD-WRT router software resources / Info:
DD-WRT Port_Forwarding
DD-WRT Static_DHCP
3.Host Machine Firewall: open port 3022 #so forwarded port can pass thru to guest machine
Host Machine: Install VirtualBox, guest additions, and guest machine if not done already
Configure guest machine and then follow the Network section below
I used VirtualBox GUI to setup guest's network- easier than CLI
If you want to use other methods refer to : VirtualBox/manual/ch06.html#natforward
4.Some suggest using Network Bridge adapter for guest = access to LAN and other machines on your LAN. This also pose an increase security risk, because now your guest machine is now exposed to LAN machines and possibly the INTERNET hackers if firewall not setup properly. So I selected Network adapter attached to NAT for less exposure to bridged security risks.
On the guest machine do the following:
Guest Machine VirtualBox Network settings: Adapter 1: Attached to NAT
Guest Machine VirtualBox Port Forwarding Rule: Name:External_SSH, Protocol:TCP, Host Port: 3022, Guest Port 22, Host&guest IPs:leave blank
click on advance in Network section then click on Port forwarding to enter rules
Guest Machine Firewall: open port 22 #so ssh connection can enter
Guest Machine: Make sure that ssh server is installed, configured properly, and running
LINUX test to see if ssh server running w/command: sudo service ssh status
Can check netstat to see if connection made to port 22 on the guest machine
Also there are different ssh servers and clients depending on platform using.
wikipedia/Secure_Shell
wikipedia/Comparison_of_SSH_servers
wikipedia/Comparison_of_SSH_clients
For Ubuntu Users:
ubuntu community: SSHOpenSSH/Configuring
ubuntu/community: OpenSSH/Keys
That should be it. If I made a mistake or want to add anything -feel free to do so-- I am still a noob.
Hope this helps someone. Good luck!
For Windows host, you can :
In virtualbox manager:
select ctrl+G in your virtualbox manager,
then go to network pannel
add a private network
make sure that activate DHCP is NOT selected
In network management (windows)
Select the newly created virtualbox host only adapter and the physical network card
Right-Click and select "Make bridge"
Enjoy
You can also initiate a port forward TO your HOST, OR ANY OTHER SERVER, from your Guest. This is especially useful if your Guest is 'locked' or can't otherwise complete the ModifyVM option (e.g. no permission to VBoxManage).
Three minor requirements are 1) you are/can log into the VirtualBox Guest (via 'console' GUI, another Guest, etc), 2) you have an account on the VirtualBox HOST (or other Server), and 3) SSH and TCP forwarding is not blocked.
Presuming you can meet the 3 requirements, these are the steps:
On the Guest, run netstat -rn and find the Gateway address to the default route destination 0.0.0.0. Let's say it's "10.0.2.2". This 'Gateway' address is (one of) the VirtualBox Host virtual IP(s).
On the Guest, run ssh -R 2222:localhost:22 10.0.2.2 where "10.0.2.2" is the VirtualBox server's IP address -OR- any other server IP you wish to port forward to.
On the Host, run ssh 10.0.2.2 -p2222 where 10.0.2.2 is the default gateway/VBHost virtual IP found in step 1. If it is NOT the VirtualBox host you are port forwarding to, then the command is ssh localhost -p2222
Follow below steps to login to your ubuntu VM running in virtual box from the host machine using putty (Without port forwarding):
On Virtualbox manager select the vm, click on settings icon. Then go Networks and enable two adaptors as below:
Adaptor 1 (For internet access): Attached to -> NAT, Advanced -> Check the cable connected.
Adaptor 2: Attached to -> Host only adaptor, Advanced -> Check the cable connected and Promiscuous mode -> Allow all.
Start the ubuntu vm.
Login to the VM as root.
Edit the file '/etc/network/interfaces' as below and save it:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet dhcp
Restart the VM.
Login to the VM and run below command to check the IP allocated to eth1:
ifconfig
Use this IP to open putty session for the VM.
A good explanation about how to configure port forwarding with NAT is found in the VirtualBox documents:
http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch06.html#natforward
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Configuration with bridged to see the server ip, and connect without "port forwarding"
VirtualBox > right click in server > settings > Network > enable adapter 2 > select "bridged" > Promiscuous mode: allow all > Check the cable connected > start server
On ubuntu server, edit sudo nano /etc/netplan/*init.yaml file,
My sample file:
network:
ethernets:
enp0s3:
addresses: []
dhcp4: true
enp0s8:
addresses: [192.168.0.200/24]
dhcp4: no
dhcp6: no
nameservers:
addresses: [8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4]
version: 2
Commands that will help you
nano /etc/netplan/file.yaml # file to specify the rules of network
reboot now # restart ubuntu server right now
netplan apply # do after edited *.yaml, to apply changes
ifconfig -a # show interfaces with ip, netmask, broadcast, etc...
ping google.com # to see if there is internet
Configure Static IP Addresses On Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Server - with NetPlan
Simply setting the Network Setting to bridged did the trick for me.
Your IP will change when you do this. However, in my case it didn't change immediately. ifconfig returned the same ip. I rebooted the vm and boom, the ip set itself to one start with 192.* and I was immediately allowed ssh access.
On secure networks setting your network to bridge might not work. Administrators could only allow one mac address per port or even worse block the port should the switches detect multiple macs on one port.
The best solution in my opinion is to set up additional network interfaces to handle additional services you would like to run on your machines. So I have a bridge interface to allow for bridging when I take my laptop home and can SSH into it from other devices on my network as well as a host only adapter when I would like to SSH into my VM from my laptop when I am connected to the eduroam wifi network on campus.
Use NAT network adapter and Add port forward. Mention actual host ip.Do not use 127.0.0.1 or localhost.