I have Mac OS 10.5.5 running VirtualBox 2.0.2, which contains a virtual WinXP Pro SP3.
The Mac has a web server (a Zope instance) running locally, which I can access at http:/localhost:8080 -- but *not* from the VM. Windows browsers do not see it, they just time out.
How do I tell the guest where the host's "localhost" is?
My VM cannot see http://localhost:8080/
The localhost would refer to your XP machine. To get it to see your webserver on your mac you'd need to edit the hosts file at /Windows/System32/drivers/etc/ and add an entry to point your browser request to your Mac's IP e.g:
macbook 192.168.0.1
(obviously use the IP your macbook is on and not this one)
Then in your browser you'd type http://macbook:8080/ and it should find the webserver there.
There's probably a better way to do it but that should get you up and running.
macbook 192.168.0.1
(obviously use the IP your macbook is on and not this one)
Then in your browser you'd type http://macbook:8080/ and it should find the webserver there.
There's probably a better way to do it but that should get you up and running.