Website in Ubuntu Virtual Hosi is inaccessible

[ngugi]

Hi All,

I cant be able to access a website running in ubuntu apache2 on the LAN. The ubuntu is running as a virtual machine inside win 2008 server. The win 2008 cant even access the website but while am inside ubuntu I can access the website. What could be the problem here.

Thanks

[mpack]

Check the networking mode. Guests running in NAT mode can't be reached from outside the VM. For that you must use bridged or host-only, depending on who needs to reach the VM.

[noteirak]

The Ubuntu VM network interface must be into on the following configuration (first is best) :
1. Bridged on the host LAN NIC
2. Host-only with a host-only interface installed on the host via Virtualbox
3. NAT with port forwarding configured in Virtualbox

Also, you must open the port in your guest, if any firewall is setup.

[ngugi]

Am using Bridhed Adapter and I have even stopped all firewall in win 2008 but nothing is showing. Is there any configuration I need to do in the etc folder of
Ubuntu to make it LIVE on the LAN

[noteirak]

Can you ping between your host and your guest?
Are they both on the same subnet?
Do you have a DHCP server or are you using fixed IP?

[ngugi]

Yes I can ping and it doenst time out meaning that from windows to ubuntu all packets are received well. They are on the same subnet and am using fixed/static IP. Remember if I use the IP inside ubuntu its working.

[noteirak]

Then either the firewall is still running, either on the guest or on the host, or the webserver has been configured to run only from a local IP.
Either way, if the ping goes throught, there is nothing wrong with virtualbox.

[ngugi]

The win 2008 is actually newly installed OS, just running with the default windows firewall that I have stopped already. I have gone ahead to stop the firewall in ubuntu itself. Its really behaving in funny manner.