Kali VM no Wi-Fi or Internet

[Done461]

Hi All

Thank you for all of your kind support
I will be short into details
I started to install kali on Oracle VM everything is great
started to have multiple internet disconnection
i went online i saw half solution with the forum
as CMD out shows that VM is using Etherenet which is not
am using wireless and also the DHCP not enable
how i can enable from my side
otherwise what is the solution to stop this disconnection of connectivity while using my vm box
check below

C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VboxManage list hostonlyifs
Name: VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter
GUID: 1bcd0ba0-8a50-4f31-9862-ad1df2e88459
DHCP: Disabled
IPAddress: 192.168.56.1
NetworkMask: 255.255.255.0
IPV6Address: fe80::fddf10c1:895c
IPV6NetworkMaskPrefixLength: 64
HardwareAddress: 0a:00:27:00:00:27
MediumType: Ethernet
Wireless: No
Status: Up
VBoxNetworkName: HostInterfaceNetworking-VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter


C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>Vboxmanage list dhcpservers
NetworkName: HostInterfaceNetworking-VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter
Dhcpd IP: 192.168.56.100
LowerIPAddress: 192.168.56.101
UpperIPAddress: 192.168.56.254
NetworkMask: 255.255.255.0
Enabled: Yes
Global Configuration:
minLeaseTime: default
defaultLeaseTime: default
maxLeaseTime: default
Forced options: None
Suppressed opts.: None
1/legacy: 255.255.255.0
Groups: None
Individual Configs: None

also check attached image
before it shows communication error to #MYIP

[scottgus1]

I started to install kali ... am using wireless

Kali is usually used to try to pen-test other networks, and this is often done on Wi-Fi.

However, Virtualbox only provides wired Ethernet adapters to its VMs. To get Wi-Fi in the Kali VM you have to get a USB Wi-Fi adapter, then use Virtualbox USB Filters to pass the Wi-Fi adapter into the VM using USB basics and troubleshooting.

Additionally, if the "vboxmanage list hostonlyifs" is an indicator that your VM is set to use Host-Only, that will not get access to the internet. (So you wouldn't have a "disconnection" of internet, since that implies you had a connection previously; Host-Only will never give you an internet connection.) See Virtualbox Networks: In Pictures


To get Wi-Fi into Kali, get the USB adapter and follow the USB Basics tutorial.

[Done461]

Hi
Thank you for your reply

Although my laptop already has built in wireless drivers
And connection is set to NAT not host only

Do i need to setup a wifi dongle as you explained

[scottgus1]

And connection is set to NAT not host only

Thanks. Was good info for the first post.

Do i need to setup a wifi dongle as you explained

Virtualbox only provides wired Ethernet adapters to its VMs. To get Wi-Fi in the Kali VM you have to get a USB Wi-Fi adapter....