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Virtual box Host-only network doesn't have a valid IP Confi
Posted: 22. Dec 2013, 06:28
by Tarun
Hello All I Have been Running Windows 7 ultimate smoothly
But After I installed VmWare Virtualbox And After that i Installed Backtrack5
And After that i try to connect to network it shows the error like the image the network is not connecting and when i clicked on diagnose
It Shows that VirtualBox Host-only Network Doesn't Have a Valid Ip Configurattion
but the Error i m getting that it is not connecting To network and when i search In Backtrack So It shows there is "No Wireless Extensions " " No Ethernet Extensions"
I have Reinstalled The Vmware also but no changes..
Giving u the screenshot..
If anyone ccan solve Plz it would be better for me
Re: Virtual box Host-only network doesn't have a valid IP Co
Posted: 22. Dec 2013, 10:21
by socratis
Something that you did to the guest's networking is not right. I see that DHCP is not enabled, yet you have an address of 192.168.56.1 which is supposed to be the host's address! Did you change something manually?
The rest of the configuration seems OK. The network should be "Unidentified" and it should NOT have access to the internet. You either need "NAT" or "Bridged" to be able to access the internet, not as "Host Only".
Re: Virtual box Host-only network doesn't have a valid IP Co
Posted: 22. Dec 2013, 10:37
by noteirak
actually the screenshot comes from the host (check the interface name), so the IP configuration is right. And the guest is backtrack, so a Linux-based OS.
As for backtrack itself, it is meant to use Wireless device, but Virtualbox only emulates wired devices, so you cannot use Backtrack in Virtualbox and your built-in hardware.
As socratis said : you must switch to NAT or Bridged mode to get Internet in the Guest, as Host-Only is to communicate with the host, ONLY. See
Chapter 6 of the User Manual.
Re: Virtual box Host-only network doesn't have a valid IP Co
Posted: 22. Dec 2013, 10:58
by socratis
Nice catch about the interface name! But, from the Network Center portion of the screenshot, it seems that this is its only adapter.

Re: Virtual box Host-only network doesn't have a valid IP Co
Posted: 22. Dec 2013, 15:49
by Tarun
But bro how I solve this problem..plz tell bro..and thanks for repling..
Re: Virtual box Host-only network doesn't have a valid IP Co
Posted: 22. Dec 2013, 16:26
by noteirak
There is no problem with your config, from what info you gave us. Backtrack will not work in a VM for Wifi unless you have a dedicated USB Wifi adapter you can use.
For the Host-Only, it is behaving like it should.
What about you tell us what you are trying to achieve instead?
Re: Virtual box Host-only network doesn't have a valid IP Co
Posted: 24. Dec 2013, 09:09
by Tarun
See Friends I want to Hack Wifi Signal which is Of Neighbours ,,so someone said that Use Backtrack in Virtualnox then we can hack wifi but i m not even getiing the Ethernet extension,,,No how will i hack ?
:'(
Re: Virtual box Host-only network doesn't have a valid IP Co
Posted: 24. Dec 2013, 12:33
by mpack
In these forums we support VirtualBox. If you have questions which are not about VirtualBox then you should look for help on another site.