Good morning,
I have searched the forum but was not successful finding a reply to my question:
I am running a Ubuntu guest over a Windows 10 host. I am considering using a wi-fi dongle with my guest OS while the host OS would still use the cable network.
Is it something possible ? How do I make this complex setup ?
Thanks by advance if you can help.
Stephan
Use of USB WIFI dongle on guest
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mpack
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Re: Use of USB WIFI dongle on guest
Yes, VMs have the ability to use USB devices. However there can be no guarantees that the drivers for a particular device will be happy to work in a VM. You have to try it for yourself.
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Re: Use of USB WIFI dongle on guest
You do not have to set up any network cards in the VM if you don't want to, and if you do, avoid NAT, NATservice and Bridged. That is, you could use HostOnly and Internal, if you wanted to.C@ctus wrote:wi-fi dongle with my guest OS while the host OS would still use the cable network
At the same time you setup a USB filter (see USB basics and troubleshooting) and you plug the USB-WiFi adapter only after the VM has started, so that the host won't grab it first.
And of course the native (to the VM) drivers for your USB-WiFi adapter, as mpack mentioned. That's all...
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Re: Use of USB WIFI dongle on guest
Hi,
Thank you for the detailed replies.
I'll give it a try soon.
Regards.
Thank you for the detailed replies.
I'll give it a try soon.
Regards.
Re: Use of USB WIFI dongle on guest
I have setup more than one host like you say.
Although, I just setup the host on the second USB NIC. When setting up the guest I set it up and bind the guests nic(s) to the USB NIC on the host. I do this so that the guest can be on a separate LAN than the host. For my HOST I have it's internal NIC bound first so that it is on my MAIN LAN, the HOST's USB NIC then binds to the LAN I want the guests to be on.
Although, I just setup the host on the second USB NIC. When setting up the guest I set it up and bind the guests nic(s) to the USB NIC on the host. I do this so that the guest can be on a separate LAN than the host. For my HOST I have it's internal NIC bound first so that it is on my MAIN LAN, the HOST's USB NIC then binds to the LAN I want the guests to be on.