Android virtual machine and ad hoc WI-FI from digital camera

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akim257
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Android virtual machine and ad hoc WI-FI from digital camera

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I have created successfully Android (4.4 / KitKat) virtual machine to my laptop, which uses WI-FI and internet connection works fine on Android virtual machine. What I'm trying to do, is to connect my digital camera to my virtual machine. Digital camera creates an ad hod connection and from my laptop/host I first connect to that network. Host can connect to this ad hoc WI-FI but still I cannot find that connection from my virtual machine. Is this even possible to get working?

Briefly I'm trying to use Android Panasonic Image app on virtual machine so that I could connect Panasonic digital camera to it.
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Re: Android virtual machine and ad hoc WI-FI from digital ca

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What VirtualBox version?
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Re: Android virtual machine and ad hoc WI-FI from digital ca

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Virtualbox version is 4.3.26_Ubuntur98988 and virtual machine's Android image is android-x86-4.4-r2.iso.
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Re: Android virtual machine and ad hoc WI-FI from digital ca

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That is the Ubuntu fork. You need to be on the Ubuntu forums if you want support for that.

You should also read user manual section 9.7. Webcam Passthrough.
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