[WorksForMe] Using iPhone USB for internet on guest while host connected via 3G card

[roeloffx]

I have been looking around and cannot find an article that solves my particular problem with this.

My host is a Windows 7 laptop running Virtualbox 6.0. Extension pack has been installed. The guest is a Windows 10 box. I have mounted the iPhone successfully following advise from other internet posts; USB 2.0 controller and mounted to Apple Inc, iPhone [1005].

My problem is the following.

My laptop is connected to my corporate network via a 3G connection (internal mobile modem) over a corporate vpn. At the same time i plug in my iPhone into the laptop via USB cable. Then startup my Virtualbox opening the Windows 10 guest. I then confirm that the iPhone is mounted which it is. However, there is still no internet available.

What am i doing wrong or leaving out?

[socratis]

Just because an OS/program that runs in the context of VirtualBox has a problem, it doesn't make it a VirtualBox problem necessarily. You're having an issue that has most probably nothing to do with VirtualBox, so my suggestion would be to treat it as such, as a native problem with the OS or the application of the guest.

You should be searching the webs for "iPhone tethering". Start with the authority on the subject, Apple: How to set up a Personal Hotspot on your iPhone or iPad.

[roeloffx]

Thank you @socratis for your reply.

@socratis as soon as i read you reply i almost wanted to slap myself in the face. It was actually so obvious. I had iTunes installed on my laptop but i did not install it on my VM. So, the USB driver for iPone was available on my laptop not the VM. Installed it on the VM, mounted the USB iPhone and .... worked perfectly. I am testing right now at work while connected on corporate WiFi simultaneously.

Regards,

[socratis]

@socratis as soon as i read you reply i almost wanted to slap myself in the face

We've all actually done that, you're not the first one. Try to put your head in a bucket full of icy water, it works miracles!

I am testing right now at work while connected on corporate WiFi simultaneously.

Glad you got it going. Marking the thread as [WorksForMe], since ... it does