VirtualBox networking - NAT, NAT network, bridged network, internal network, host only network

[@jamb027]

Brilliant explanation, thank you. No other videos out there can touch this.

[@absprog]

Glad it was helpful!

[@neugen1019]

By far the best explanation But what I want is “ allow host to get internet throughout a whonix gateway only. With virtual box

[@jimmatrix7244]

😊

[@kevinw6237]

Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much for this tutorial with great insight!!!!!!! You wouldn't believe how many hours I have wasted researching this topic and reading material that just don't make any sense to me until I come across this video.

[@PiusAgyemang-s6x]

Honestly this guy is a very good teacher. The best explanation on this topic so far

[@et_phonehome_2822]

The best tutorial and explanation I ever came across on VBOX networking. A picture is worth a thousand words.

[@absprog]

Thank you very much!

[@_HealthWealthandRelations]

I words aren't enough to show my gratitude. Bro all the best.

[@absprog]

Thanks for your support👍

[@kouhaimongo9126]

This video gave me not only what I wanted but also what I needed to learn. Excellent video thanks

[@absprog]

Thank you for your comment

[@Jadestonk]

Consider making more networking tutorials!! You will attract lots of new people with this topic, so much confusion in this field

[@absprog]

👍

[@cyberlad24]

One of the best tutorial on Virtualbox networking. thank you!

[@absprog]

Thank you too! 👍

[@rod2ik]

Mate, I just wanted to thank you soooooo much, and so sincerely, for your great tutorial. I have (very) long waited for a clear, concise but nevertheless precise techically and comprehensive explanation of the differents types of networks in VirtualBox, and what they meant precisely. Your explanation is just : * easy and simple to understand * with loads of graphics that are really helping * very precise technically * very comprehensive * very pedagogical, but without any undesired simplifications All what is needed , and just what is needed. Other tutorials on the internet that deal with this specific theme are sooo confusing, it is unbelievable. Nice to see how much things turn to be clear, when you know what you are teaching. Congrats, and I repeat : MANY THANKS, 👏👏👏 You made me win soo much time

[@absprog]

Wow! You made my day🙏

[@bendavies1088]

Thanks for this video. It helped me a lot. Unfortunately my memory is so poor in things technology that I will have forgotten it all by tomorrow but I wont forget your great video and will have to watch it all over again.

[@absprog]

I'm glad you found this helpful. Learning is a process. Every time you watch, you reinforce your understanding.

[@offshoretechie]

Hands down the best explanation of the networking yet.

[@absprog]

Thanks for your kind words! 👍

[@minh_trangia]

I understand almost 100% of what you said in the video. brilliant explanation.

[@absprog]

That's great to hear!

[@plinketharry7469]

Never before have I had exactly my question answered exactly as well as this. Thank you good sir

[@absprog]

Thanks and welcome 🤗

[@juniortaylor1126]

Thank you sir.. clear and concise.. the simplicity is unmatched

[@absprog]

Thanks for your kind words!

[@hippopotoftea]

Excellent tutorial. Now it's clear to me how/why VBox NAT works quite differently from VMWare Workstation NAT.

[@absprog]

Great to hear!

[@simbakali]

OMG! this is gold bro. Thank you so much for sharing this brilliant insight. God bless you as you keeping disseminating more👏👏👏

[@absprog]

Glad it was helpful! 👍

[@lawalazeez9030]

This video is a live saver. Well articulated for every use case in VM Thank you very much

[@absprog]

I'm glad that it was helpful to you. Thanks for the feedback!

[@toouniquetobe]

Well done, love your enthusiasm and positive energy. Nicely summed details.

[@absprog]

Thank you so much ♥

[@gbradley660]

Echo James. Brilliant!! After viewing your video, it all came together. I got my networking issue resolved. Thanks!!

[@absprog]

😄 I'm glad I could help you out 👍

[@ayalabaleeiro8398]

Hands down the best explanation with examples.

[@absprog]

Thank you for your feedback Ayala!

[@CptDoge-rn3ou]

This is a very concise and understandable explanation. Thank you very much for the effort to put this together!

[@absprog]

Thanks for your kind words!👍

[@GuillaumeThomas]

Clear, concise and to the point and brilliantly explained. thank you very much

[@absprog]

Thanks for your support and kind words!👍

[@MUGISHAPrince-lm7uv]

Am so thankful for your explaination I have spent my almost my time searching for these stuffs but with no response and better understanding Much thanks sir

[@absprog]

Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to watch my video! I'm glad to hear that you found the solutions I presented to be clear and helpful

[@kumarvishal2553]

The Best Video On VM Networking - I have watched many and nothing comes close.

[@absprog]

Wow, thank you!🤝

[@kumarvishal2553]

@@absprog I have shared it with my friends at work and they share the same feedback as mine.

[@yozmosis]

This video opened up a world of networking possibilities for me!!!

[@absprog]

I'm glad that it was helpful🤝

[@B2DT11B]

Wow, best random video on a specific issue. I tip my hat to you sir.

[@absprog]

Thanks for your support and your feedback!

[@AnshumanBagchi]

This concept has been confusing for a while. Thanks for giving a visual guide! Im fully clear with this now

[@neugen1019]

I’d just slowed down the video and it became clear to me

[@ChapalPuteh_]

Thank you sir, this video is complete network structure briefing ... thank you, you deserve my subs ...

[@absprog]

Thanks for your support and kind words! 👍

[@johnbaines9580]

This is gold-dust! Thank you for demystifying virtual machine networking.

[@absprog]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dertypviernullvier7274]

Thank you so much for the excellent explanation! It was really hard for me to understand the vbox docu, so this helped me a lot. :)

[@absprog]

I'm glad that it was helpful to you. Thank you very much!

[@Maoz85]

The best detailed and simplified 101 I've ever seen.. Thanks Matan. ובעברית :) תודה על הסרטון, אתה מסביר בצורה מושלמת, הלוואי ויהיו הרבה אנשים כמוך שככה מסבירים.

[@absprog]

תודה רבה Maoz

[@SanchitPaiyala]

thanks a lot brother! this video has provided immense clarity to understand the concept

[@absprog]

That's great to hear👍

[@wolesofttechnologiesltd9688]

Thanks! Great video! The best explanation I can find on this subject so far!

[@Jingizz]

super helpful thank you, finally I understand the differences

[@GeeTeeNZ]

Awesome Tutorial my Friend - you have saved me from another night of anguish. Cheers.

[@absprog]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for your support👍

[@coperator8518]

thanks you so much for clear explanation. love from India keep going.😊😊

[@absprog]

Thanks for your support🙏

[@josephemmanuel5409]

Thank you very much. Very well explained. I had been stuck on this for hours.

[@absprog]

Glad it turned out well👍

[@grekovic11]

Very good explanation, thank you! Greetings to all Italian IT workers!

[@absprog]

Thank you too! 🤗

[@m1k3thirteen81]

Bravo sir! Amazing explanation!! I was trying to route my traffic from one VM to a VM running a VPN then out to the internet. Bridged seems like the best way to do this. My goal is to use the VPN server to encrypt my traffic then use proxychains to change geolocation to eliminate the captchas when using tor.

[@absprog]

Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad that my explanation was helpful to you. I hope you achieve your goals but it's worth noting that using a VPN and proxychains together can slow down your internet connection

[@রোশনিমিলিয়া]

Well I am was not interested in network studies but now I am interested.. Good explanation 😁

[@absprog]

I'm glad you found it interesting!

[@daniellemmons-f8u]

I cant find the network catagory under preferences. How do I find it?

[@Wizards546]

Best explanation that can be found...Thanks mate!

[@absprog]

Thanks for your support and kind words!

[@akram4363]

what an explanation 15min , pur information , Thank you sir , you made my day !

[@absprog]

Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to watch my video! I'm glad to hear that you found the solutions I presented to be clear and helpful 🤝

[@mgsvsw1131]

So if i use NAT and connect host to VPN, will my VM have VPN but don't know that it use a VPN ?( I want to change my location and don't want websites to know i used VPN) Can you help me?

[@TheHoodedRaconteur]

Awesome tutorial! Clear explanations and good pictures.

[@absprog]

Thank you for your feedback! 👍

[@elvykamunyokomanunebo1441]

Thanks for the explaination. How does port forwarding change the game for NAT and NatNetwork. Is it possible to SSH into a NAT or a NatNetwork from outside the network?

[@marcusmoore5526]

AMAZING VIDEO WITH EXAMPLES 🎉🎉👏👏

[@absprog]

Thank you for your feedback🙏

[@tadashitani]

Very nice and straight to the point video, which I like it to be. Congratulations, you got one more subscriber. 😊

[@absprog]

Thank you very much! 🤗

[@doniwahyudi_]

thanks Owl, this is what im looking for, other tutorial only explained only from graphic

[@absprog]

I'm glad it turned out well

[@alimoammeri9483]

Perfect! Solved my problem and I learned a lot of new things.

[@absprog]

That's great to hear👍

[@anassassim9676]

You Are LEGEND , Thank you for Helping me getting my clases more easier

[@absprog]

Happy to hear that! Thank you too👍

[@sp3ct3r71]

crystal clear explanation ..keep up the good work

[@absprog]

Thank you, I appreciate your positive feedback. Your words motivate me a lot

[@tridsanutaychathunyachot6952]

The most clear explaination. Thank youu

[@absprog]

Glad it was helpful!

[@SirFancyPantsMcee]

Thank you so much! This was answered a lot of my questions

[@absprog]

Glad it was helpful! 👍

[@pd1259]

Thank you very much for the great explanation! I have one question, I need two VMs to be connected to each other, and one of these two to also have Internet access at the same time. Based on the video, I should be able to achieve this with a single adapter using "NAT Network". However, I cannot access the Internet for some reason with the default settings. Is there any additional step I need to take to enable the Internet access?

[@tomknud]

Great summary of virtualbox networking, thanks

[@absprog]

Thank you for your feedback! 👍

[@Mr_Chr1S_0]

Wow, brilliant explanation

[@absprog]

Thank you for your comment

[@vladislavkaras491]

Thank you for the video! It was really informative!

[@PiusAgyemang-s6x]

You won my subscription bro. God bless !!!

[@absprog]

Thanks and welcome!

[@sohanpatchigolla2075]

thanks for your effort to explain us in detail.

[@absprog]

Thanks for letting me know that the explanation worked well for you

[@aaronsnyder4967]

Thanks for this. Super helpful for setting up my homelab.

[@absprog]

Glad it was helpful Aaron 🤗

[@koenveys9330]

Great content! Well explained and good examples

[@absprog]

Thanks for the kind words

[@shahbazbhatti9700]

Excellent work. Thank you for share the knowledge!

[@absprog]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you

[@lamias7712]

thank you so much for your video, now i got to know the why of the issues I faced.

[@absprog]

You're welcome!

[@auriculares02]

I am trying to ping the host computer using a vm connected using NAT, I get "Destination host unreachable". Any thoughts?

[@adedirangoodness3830]

Thanks! Great video! The best explanation ever👌

[@absprog]

Thank you for watching and your nice comment 😊

[@routeras]

i dont understand why on NAT option I dont have internet access from VM via windows. I have enabled DHCP address automatic obtain on host-only adapter on windows. the IP address of host-only adapter on windows is 10.0.2.15 just like the IP on linux . i can ping the host os from VM . So i dont understand why the nat not working. On a different linux VM on VirtualBox (mint) the nat works great! can you help me ?

[@SuperMd1972]

This has helped me a lot. Many thanks.

[@absprog]

That’s great to hear! You’re very welcome!

[@nsxtogo6044]

Awesome awesome, great explanation. Thank you very much.

[@mbsoysal87]

That was a very clear explanation, thanks a lot.

[@absprog]

Thank you for your feedback Mehmed! I'm glad you found the video clear and concise

[@guilhem3739]

Great video, very helpful! Thank you Matan.

[@absprog]

Thanks, you’re very welcome!!

[@mattinuk]

Excellent video. Thank you

[@absprog]

Glad you liked it!

[@ryanisthewind]

Sir, thank you, Just thank you! it was great!

[@absprog]

Welcome, glad you liked it!

[@master2r4]

Say your hosting a gaming server on VB and your trying to get people to join do they also need to download VB and set it up to connect or can you do it through the game launcher ?

[@gauravofficial1382]

Very informative video.. Thanks you for such informative content.

[@absprog]

Glad you found this helpful👍

[@_berskyboy]

incredible demo, so well done!

[@absprog]

Thanks for your kind words!👍

[@youtalkify]

Awesome explanation. God bless you

[@absprog]

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch my video and for leaving such a kind comment Vaettaiya

[@ibrahimcekirri3790]

This internal network with static IP doesnt work, VMs cannot reach each other ... Any help ?

[@erlin7125]

Awesome video! Thank you!

[@x0rZ15t]

Excellent explanation!

[@absprog]

Thank you! 🤗

[@x0rZ15t]

​@@absprog It is I who should thank you 🙏 Keep up the fantastic work of sharing the knowledge!

[@mariovalentim4164]

This is how I thought it worked... however, when I configure a NAT Network, somehow the guests are able to ping other physical machines in my home network :/

[@MindRekt]

so what is the most anonymous network option to use to be anonymous with vm ?

[@simonnjugunamutua7923]

Wonderful explanation. Thank you

[@absprog]

Thanks for the feedback!👍

[@nick.ytchannel]

Could you please create a video explaining how to share the host's internet connection running through a VPN, with a guest VM running Linux?

[@LiuX]

I use another way to set up network. It based on host-only network,windows host as gateway. Windows can share network from one to another network card,. I share wifi to the host-only virtual network card,and all vm join this host-only network. Set up dhcp and make sure the gateway ip is the virtual network card on host(windows will force change it to 192.168.137.1) VM should be able to access network,and since it is the host-only network,vm and host can communicate each other

[@Lucad2278]

I have configured NAT network, however my VM is unable to connect to the internet. I have specified the network and done an IP release/renew, yet I'm unable to connect to the internet

[@kookverslaving]

same

[@Lucad2278]

@@kookverslaving I was hotspotting through my phone that's what was causing my issue. I'm now able to reach the internet

[@abdelghanimoumen2524]

mouth dropping explanation

[@absprog]

Thank you so much for your kind words Abd El Ghani!

[@farazhassan6417]

Beautifully explained, Cheers :)

[@absprog]

You are so welcome, Faraz Hassan, and I am glad you enjoyed it

[@rowenarrow]

Fantastic video! Thank you for taking the time to create this.

[@absprog]

I am glad you found this helpful Mannie. Thanks for your support and kind words! 🤗

[@andromilk2634]

The only thing which I'm not sure of understanding is why would a VM on a NAT network have the same IP adress as a VM on another network? What's the reason behind this?

[@absprog]

It might happen, but there is no guarantee that it will happen. Think of it like that - assume that you have a router at home. The router is connected to your isp and it creates your local home network. Assume now, that your neighbor also has a router at home. Remembering that each router defines its own local network and also serves as a local DHCP server, it’s very possible that your laptop and your neighbor’s laptop have the very same IP address. The two routers are not aware of each other and can’t know which local ip addresses the other router has assigned. There is no way to know in advance whether or not your laptop and your neighbor’s laptop will have the same IP address, as they are in different networks. That’s also the case for vms in different NAT networks. Every VM is behind its own virtual router and the routers assign IP addresses independently. It’s possible for the two VMs to end up with the same IP address and it’s also possible they’ll have different IP addresses.

[@andromilk2634]

@@absprog Thanks, makes sense said this way. Those IP adresses are local to the network, but they are not the ones used to connect to the Internet, is that right? Or else, you would have several VMs sharing the same identification. I think they have the host's ip if I'm not mistaken.

[@SoniaChavez-je7hq]

More than excellent, Thank you !!!!!

[@absprog]

Thank you very much!🤗

[@horsza]

okay, so which one is recommended (safer) to use if I want to try viruses without transfering them to my own pc?

[@absprog]

If it's an executable file you want to run (that contains the virus you want to check), maybe you can download it to the VM, then turn off networking completely before running it? Another important thing - make sure you didn't enable shared clipboard and you don't have any shared folders.

[@horsza]

@@absprog I turn my internet off everytime but I’m afraid that I can get something while downloading it(while the setup). I’m not sure if the setup can bring me something into my own pc while having internet, because some of them require internet to do the setup. Thank you for your answer, I will make sure I don’t have my folders shared with the VM.

[@zt.5677]

Thank you. Have you got something similar for Hyper-V?

[@cosmarvv5000]

This is the best explanation

[@absprog]

Thank you so much for your kind words Marcos! I'm glad to hear that you found the tutorial helpful

[@jrscode6323]

Excellent, finally I got it.

[@absprog]

That makes me so happy to hear 👏

[@orsabag3404]

Very informative video, brother!

[@absprog]

Glad it was helpful! 👍

[@anziledge326]

Thankyou so much sir. I was confused on having same ip address for different VM s on NAT. Watched many videos and try to understand. All was waste of time. But your explanation gives what i wanted. Thankyou so much again. 🤩🤩🤩 Also, can you suggest which adapter should i use to study cybersecurity with Kali and metasploitable vm s in virtual box. I am a beginner.

[@absprog]

Happy to help

[@irfunnisan]

Host only adapter is actually one way connection. You can ping the VM from the host but you can't ping the host from the VM.

[@malicktchakpedeou9989]

Great teacher! Thank you.

[@absprog]

Thank you for your feedback Malick! I'm glad you found the video helpful 🤗

[@jangu3369]

I learned so much, thankyou

[@absprog]

Glad it was helpful!

[@josemrp2]

Thanks! Great explanation :D

[@absprog]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you too! 👍