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Setting up the VirtualBox network adapter

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  • On the VirtualBox "Tools" bar at the top of the list of Virtual Machines on the left hand side, right left click and select Host Network manager. A popup window should appear. Network and click Create
  • Ensure the Adapter tab at the bottom of the screen has the following settings:
      • Configure Adapter Manually options checked
      • IPv4 address: 192.168.56.1
      • IPv4 Network Mask: 255.255.255.0
      • IPv6 Prefix Length: 0
    • And ensure the DHCP Server tab at the bottom of the screen, next to Adapter;
      • Has Enable Server unchecked.
    • Click "Apply" to save any changed settings.
    • You can now safely close this Host Network Manager popup window
  • Now on each of your imported Virtual Machines, one at a time, right click the VM and click on "Settings" at the top of the right click menu (icon is orange in colour):
    • Check that under the Network tab on the left hand side, the following options are set:
      • Adapter 1Attached to: NAT
      • Adapter 2Attached to: Host-only Adapter
        • Name:  'vboxnet0'

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