Setup network between Host and Android in VM

[YogiYang]

Hello,

I have created a VM for Android. It is working fine but I am not able to access it from Host.

I want to connect Android VM with my Windows host and connect to a app running in Android.

How can we do this?

[socratis]

Please read the following: User Manual, ch. 6.2. Introduction to networking modes including the Overview table, which shows quickly what kind of connection is required to achieve what you want.

And remember, you can always have more than one network card in your guest to cover multiple scenarios, although I'm not so sure about Android...

Which Android version do you have, the android-x86 one?

[YogiYang]

Thanks for the link. I will check it out.

Which Android version do you have, the android-x86 one?

Yes I am using x86 one.

[socratis]

I was hoping for more details actually, like the version of the ISO that you used for the installation...

[YogiYang]

Sorry for the late reply.

I have installed from Android-x86_64-8.1-rc2.iso

I hope this info will help.

[socratis]

I hope this info will help.

It will help me as far as getting the same VM installed. But it won't help me with the original question, I still need some clarification with that.

I want to connect Android VM with my Windows host and connect to a app running in Android.

• What exactly does that mean?
• What app are we talking about?
• What do you mean "connect to the host"? In what way? Seeing the directory/file structure of the host, or a part of it like Shared Folders?

[YogiYang]

I want to connect Android VM with my Windows host and connect to a app running in Android.

• What exactly does that mean?
• What app are we talking about?
• What do you mean "connect to the host"? In what way? Seeing the directory/file structure of the host, or a part of it like Shared Folders?

I am using a development tool called B4A for building Android apps. This powerful tool provides an Android app called B4A Bridge. Now this B4A Bridge makes it easy for me to build and debug my app on physical device. Provided the development PC and the phone are on the same network.

But instead of using my phone every time, I want to use Android running in a VM. For this I have managed to get Android up and running in virtual Box VM. I have also enabled Developer Mode on Android (which is required for for testing and running debug app on Android).

On a phone when we run B4A Bridge it show the IP address of the phone's network connection.

I also managed to install B4A Bridge on it. But now when I start B4A Bridge it does not show me the IP address of network connection. I need this IP address so that I can configure the B4A IDE to connect to it.

BTW I am not looking to share files between Host and Client Shared Folders.

TIA

[BillG]

How have you configured the networking for the vm? If the host and guest need to be in the same network you would need to use bridged mode, so that host and guest get their network config from the same DHCP server.

The host is on a LAN with a DHCP server I hope!

[YogiYang]

Yes the host is on WiFi network with DHCP. Will it do?

In my VirtualBox Network option I have got these many options for Bridge Adopter;
https://ibb.co/QHyGjhz
Which one to use from these many options?

[BillG]

Wireless is not reliable with bridged networking in VirtualBox. I would choose the Realtek ethernet connection if it is plugged into the LAN.

[YogiYang]

Wireless is not reliable with bridged networking in VirtualBox. I would choose the Realtek ethernet connection if it is plugged into the LAN.

My Laptop does not have Ethernet port.
Will have to work a way out for this. Will have to get some kind of USB to Ethernet converter.

[socratis]

My Laptop does not have Ethernet port.

I edited your post trying to fix what I thought was a typo, the "not" to "now".

But then I saw the picture that you linked to, and I saw a "Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller", so I reverted the changes. Can you explain what's going on?

Please edit your post, delete the link and attach the picture here, locally in your response (see the "Upload attachment" tab below the reply form). Not a lot of people will go to 3rd party sites. Plus, it's more convenient if the image goes along with the message...