

In the below screenshots, the output of ifconfig is filtered using the grep command with the subnet part of the IP address, which was configured in Virtual Network Editor.Ĭonnectivity between the virtual machines can be verified by running the ping command: You can verify this by viewing the IP addresses of your virtual machines by running ipconfig (on Windows) or ifconfig (on Linux) from the command line. Your VirtualBox and VMWare Workstation Player virtual machines should now be able to communicate with each other. This network access mode allows the virtual machine to access the network and the Internet without creating conflicts in your network. Verifying Network Connectivity between Virtual Machines Virtualization and Oracle VM VirtualBox networking explained - AMIS.
#Virtualbox network settings explained how to
Make sure that you have Virtual Network Editor (vmnetcfg.exe) – follow this guide on how to get it.Navigate to File > Host Network Manager, and make note of the highlighted IP addressĬonfiguring VMware Workstation Player Network Settings.It will create a new NAT Network without asking any questions. Click on the + icon on right side (Adds new NAT network). All configured network interfaces will be used in the host system for a host-only network. Right-click your VM and select Settings > Network then select an unused adapter and set the network adaptor to ‘Host-only Adapter’ and click OK Open VirtualBox Preferences ( File -> Preferences) and go to Network Tab.The below steps will show you how this can be done. However, with some configuration, one can set up a network between VMware Workstation Player and VirtualBox virtual machines so that the virtual machines can communicate with one other. In my case, most of my virtual machines have been set up in VirtualBox, whereas my Kali Linux virtual machine has been set up in VMware Workstation Player, which I used while preparing for the OSCP certification as Offensive Security only support the Kali Linux VMware image. This would allow you, for example, to run Kali Linux (running on VMware) against a vulnerable machine such as DVWA (running on VirtualBox).


You may have faced a situation where you have virtual machines that have been set up in both VMware Workstation Player and VirtualBox (on the same computer) and would want them to communicate with one another.
