Redhat 6 Guest on OSX Host

[dvsguy]

Still a rookie at the vbox thing but hoping someone can help. I am trying to create a hosted environment under redhat 6 (Apache)
and I would like to connect to it from the OSX Browser.

I followed a set by step at this link htp:/christophermaier.name/blog/2010/09/01/host-only-networking-with-virtualbox
using the exact same setup but I am unable to ssh into the redhat VM....I can ping the ip which gives me a response...so I assume
its working but does anyone know why I can't ssh into it. Disabled the firewall in the VM. Not sure what else to do. My goal is to make
sure I can talk to the VM before I keep getting to far into the install under Redhat, in case I have to change ips.

Can anyone help point the way ?

[Perryg]

Sounds like you need to allow ssh in the guest since you can actually ping the Ip of the guest.

[dvsguy]

I thought it might be that but I confirmed that ssh is running. So I decided to instal the web server I mention under redhat in the VM. I can
hit the local webpage within the VM via 192.168.56.101 but when I try to hit it from the OSX Guest desktop via 192.168.56.1 I get nothing.
I thought based on the instructions that the 192.168.56.1 would translate to 192.168.56.101 and hit the site. Is there some type of port forwarding I need to setup ? or am I just missing it all together. Thanks

[Perryg]

While on the host browser if you can reach the guest by using the 192.168.56.101 it is working as it should. What exactly are you wanting to achieve?
Remember host-only means exactly what it says. It allows communications between the host and guest only.

[dvsguy]

Actually, I am trying to hit the HOST from the Guest. So within the HOST I can hit the web server. I am trying to hit it via a browser on my OSX Desktop, the same desktop I am running Vbox with my REDHAT VM Booted. Ultimately I am trying to run a web server in a VM and surf it via my mac desktop. thanks for the help

[dvsguy]

Well just an update. From what I can tell it looks like I am able to hit the OSX Desktop from the REDHAT VM. So I am assuming that the Host-only adapater works 1 way and is not bi-directional. Does any one know if this is correct or am I missing a setting ? thanks

[Perryg]

No host-only is bidirectional between the host and guest. What you are describing sounds like a firewall issue.

[dvsguy]

Well I disable the firewall in Redhat and have nothing turned on in OSX... not sure where else this could be blocked.

[Perryg]

If you can ping *.1 from the guest and *.101 from the host the network connection is active. After that it has to be an issue with the host or the guest setup.

[dvsguy]

Just wondering, is there anything I need to do with port forwarding 80 ?

[Perryg]

Port forwarding is needed for NAT. host-only resembles bridged. So the answer would be no.
More than likely the port/s are being blocked, You can use wireshark to see for sure the network traffic and what is happening.