Ping IP problem

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ehsun7b
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Joined: 20. Sep 2009, 08:55
Primary OS: Ubuntu other
VBox Version: OSE Debian
Guest OSses: Windows XP

Ping IP problem

Post by ehsun7b »

My Host: Ubuntu 9.04
My Guest: Windows XP

When I connect to my ADSL connection on my linux, the guest (Win XP) can use the internet. I mean I can ping google.com over there. On the Windows XP (the guest) I can ping google, 10.0.2.15 (loop back) and 10.0.2.2 (the linux host) but on the other hand on my linux I can ping none of them. :( :( :(

By the way, I've installed Guest Additions too. :|
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Sasquatch
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Primary OS: Debian other
VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
Guest OSses: Windows XP, Windows 7, Linux
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Re: Ping IP problem

Post by Sasquatch »

It's normal to not be able to ping 10.0.2.2 and 10.0.2.15, because those are VB NAT addresses, unaccessible from the outside. Not being able to ping www.google.com would be a bit of a problem. What error do you get? Can you open your browser and visit that site? If you can browse the web, then you have to look for a more specialized Linux forum, because this is not a VB problem.
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