VPN is blocking my shared folders
VPN is blocking my shared folders
I am running a VPN Surfshark inside a VirtualBox (64-bit on Win 10). This works fine, but often shared folders get blocked. I know it's the VPN that is causing this, cause as soon as I turn off the VPN, the shared folders are back. Any suggestions about settings or so...?
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Re: VPN is blocking my shared folders
If you're using real shared folders, shared through the host OS's normal sharing methods over a Bridged or Host-Only network, then Virtualbox isn't involved. If the VPN takes over the network, it may block real shared folders. That would be something for you to take up with the VPN providers.
If you're using Virtualbox Shared Folders (VSF), which require Guest Additions in the VM and which are set up in the Virtualbox settings and menus, then we'd need to see a VM log, started from the VM being fully shut down not save-stated, where the VM boots and has working VSF and no VPN, then you start the VPN and the VSF stop working. Then you turn off the VPN and the VSF come back. Then you shut down the VM from the VM OS's shut down control. Then you right-click the VM in the main Virtualbox window's VM list, choose Show Log. Save the far left tab's log, zip it, and post the zip file, using the forum's Upload Attachment tab.
If you're using Virtualbox Shared Folders (VSF), which require Guest Additions in the VM and which are set up in the Virtualbox settings and menus, then we'd need to see a VM log, started from the VM being fully shut down not save-stated, where the VM boots and has working VSF and no VPN, then you start the VPN and the VSF stop working. Then you turn off the VPN and the VSF come back. Then you shut down the VM from the VM OS's shut down control. Then you right-click the VM in the main Virtualbox window's VM list, choose Show Log. Save the far left tab's log, zip it, and post the zip file, using the forum's Upload Attachment tab.
Re: VPN is blocking my shared folders
I am using Virtualbox Shared Folders.
Ok, it sounded a little bit complicated to collect the log files, but I will look into it when I have time...
Ok, it sounded a little bit complicated to collect the log files, but I will look into it when I have time...
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Re: VPN is blocking my shared folders
The VirtualBox Shared Folders are not using a network, so I can't see how the host using or not using VPN would have any influence. The only way GA shared folders would stop working would be if the host app no longer has permission to access that folder, e.g. if it belongs to a different host user account.SweWolf wrote:I am using Virtualbox Shared Folders.