On Fri, May 09, 2014 at 07:36:19AM +0000, B Dutta wrote: > My setup/config: > > Host-system: Running Win 7 (64-bit Enterprise edition) absolutely latest > patches > > Virtualbox: 64-bit rel 4.3.10 build 93012 > Network config: Host-only network, NIC: Paravirtualized Host-only adapter > > Guest-system: CentOS 6.4 (64-bit) stripped-down minimalistic server package > (we use it extensively on physical hardware without issues) > > Within my guestOS, I see only "lo" (loopback) and "virbr0" (for the libvirt > based host-only network). "virbr0" has the host-only gateway-less subnet > "192.168.122.0/24". > > Problem statement: > > My reading of the documentation for host-only networking is that IP > communication between multiple guest VMs on the same host, is possible, and > also IP communication between host and guest VM's is possible. However, even
This is correct as far as I know. > with ssh-daemon running/configured, using putty(ssh-client on Windows) to try > to login to guestVM on 192.168.122.100 (what was assigned to guest by DHCP), > doesn't seem to work. > I would double check that. On my host, in host only networking, my host gets 192.168.56.100, the first guest gets 192.168.56.101, the second guest would get 192.168.56.102, and so on. What I'm saying is that as far as I know, the dhcp server starts assigning addresses to the guests one higher than what the host has. If I'm correct, then your host should have an address of 192.168.122.99 based on what you said above. If that's not the case, I would check your setup. You could also try using ssh to 192.168.122.101 just for laughs. Of course if I'm wrong, I'm sure someone else will correct me. > Of course, I can create a 2nd interface (eth0) as NAT/bridged, but I wanted > to double-check if my assumption about capabilities of host-only network are > incorrect, about host <--> guestVM comm? > You should be able to have host and guest(s) talking to each other using host only networking. You shouldn't need NAT/bridged unless you want to give your guests access to the outside world. Greg -- web site: http://www.gregn.net gpg public key: http://www.gregn.net/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) If we haven't been in touch before, e-mail me before adding me to your contacts. -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-mana...@eu.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Is your legacy SCM system holding you back? Join Perforce May 7 to find out: • 3 signs your SCM is hindering your productivity • Requirements for releasing software faster • Expert tips and advice for migrating your SCM now http://p.sf.net/sfu/perforce _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe
