HELP: how connect from WinHost to LinuxGuest

ggeisen · Post by **ggeisen** » 20. Dec 2008, 21:32

I've been reading and trying many of the suggestions on here for a day or more, but I cannot seem to get it. Also, 2.1 has changed the game and makes much of the nfo out of date

So .... what do I need to do on the WinHost(Vista) and/or LinuxGuest(Redhat7) side to allow the WinHost to "see" the LinuxGuest?

LinuxGuest can ping WinHost using either 10.0.2.2 and 192.168.1.105, but there is no route from WinHost to LinuxGuest that I can see.

WinHost is a wireless laptop - no wired connection. Adapter 1 is NAT, so LinuxGuest gets 10.0.2.15 on that adapter. I've enabled the second adapter (in VB Manager) to Host Interface and tried assigning to the (1) wireless, (2) phys network card (3) MS Loopback Adapter and even (4) a WinHost bridge I created between the Loopback and the wireless.

I must be missing something on the LinuxGuest side because ifconfig only shows two adapters: the first is assigned 10.0.2.15 and the second is the loopback at 127.0.0.1.

ggeisen · Post by **ggeisen** » 21. Dec 2008, 18:48

when a 2.1 host interface is set up correctly, can anyone tell me what the new address is for the Guest or where to look?

Post by **Sasquatch** » 21. Dec 2008, 23:37

You can check if a second NIC is detected by executing lshw -C network.

If you set the interface to your physical NIC, e.g. your wifi that you use, you have to give it the same IP range as your network.

It might be wise to consult the RedHat documention about adding a second interface and configure it if it isn't shown on the network manager

ggeisen · Post by **ggeisen** » 22. Dec 2008, 00:43

thanks, RedHat was not configuring eth1 on boot. using redhat-config-network to enable adapter fixed the problem