PPP adapter networking

market100 · Post by **market100** » 3. Jan 2009, 21:20

Hi, I use on xp host a mobile 3G internet connection, that works fine.
Installed on virtualbox an ubuntu 9.10 guest but cannot setup the internet connection. Basically would be good a description, a detailed settings of network needed on ubuntu, I didnt find still any.

Thanks,
Happy New Year!
MARKet

Post by **vbox4me2** » 3. Jan 2009, 22:04

First establish if you can reach yourself like the local dhcp ip address, the host using hif or nat, websites by their direct ipaddress.
Then try the ppp adapter.
It might be that the ppp link is a tunnel that only connects to the host endpoint, if thats the case you need to add routing statement on the guest to reach the endpoint.
It should be possible to add a loopback adapter(ppp) at the endpoint to which you can route to.
I have a 3g usb adapter on my work laptop and VB guests can connect fine, but I don't need or use ppp for the 3g stuff.

market100 · Post by **market100** » 3. Jan 2009, 23:34

Hi,

Thanks much, using simple dhcp, internet can be connected from the guest. So this will be enough without configuring ppp. But from the windows host i cannot reach the guest, so now i'd like to use the guest eg as a web-server, accessing from windows host via browser.
I tried to browse/ping the ip that is configured on linux guest but was no reply.

thanks,
MARKet

Post by **vbox4me2** » 4. Jan 2009, 00:18

Read the manual about port forwarding.

market100 · Post by **market100** » 4. Jan 2009, 02:01

Thanks!