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The document outlines various networking modes available in Oracle VM VirtualBox, including Not Attached, NAT, NAT Network, Bridged, Internal, Host-only, Cloud, and Generic networking. Each mode serves different purposes, from basic internet access to advanced networking needs and configurations. A table summarizes the capabilities of each mode regarding communication between virtual machines, the host, and external networks.

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Virtualbox_networks

The document outlines various networking modes available in Oracle VM VirtualBox, including Not Attached, NAT, NAT Network, Bridged, Internal, Host-only, Cloud, and Generic networking. Each mode serves different purposes, from basic internet access to advanced networking needs and configurations. A table summarizes the capabilities of each mode regarding communication between virtual machines, the host, and external networks.

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6.2.

Introduction to Networking Modes


https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch06.html#networkingmodes

Each of the networking adapters can be separately configured to operate in one of the following
modes:
 Not attached. In this mode, Oracle VM VirtualBox reports to the guest that a network card
is present, but that there is no connection. This is as if no Ethernet cable was plugged into
the card. Using this mode, it is possible to pull the virtual Ethernet cable and disrupt the
connection, which can be useful to inform a guest operating system that no network
connection is available and enforce a reconfiguration.
 Network Address Translation (NAT). If all you want is to browse the Web, download files,
and view email inside the guest, then this default mode should be sufficient for you, and you
can skip the rest of this section. Please note that there are certain limitations when using
Windows file sharing. See Section 6.3.3, “NAT Limitations”.
 NAT Network. A NAT network is a type of internal network that allows outbound
connections. See Section 6.4, “Network Address Translation Service”.
 Bridged networking. This is for more advanced networking needs, such as network
simulations and running servers in a guest. When enabled, Oracle VM VirtualBox connects
to one of your installed network cards and exchanges network packets directly,
circumventing your host operating system's network stack.
 Internal networking. This can be used to create a different kind of software-based network
which is visible to selected virtual machines, but not to applications running on the host or to
the outside world.
 Host-only networking. This can be used to create a network containing the host and a set of
virtual machines, without the need for the host's physical network interface. Instead, a
virtual network interface, similar to a loopback interface, is created on the host, providing
connectivity among virtual machines and the host.
 Cloud networking. This can be used to connect a local VM to a subnet on a remote cloud
service.
 Generic networking. Rarely used modes which share the same generic network interface,
by allowing the user to select a driver which can be included with Oracle VM VirtualBox or
be distributed in an extension pack.
The following sub-modes are available:
 UDP Tunnel: Used to interconnect virtual machines running on different hosts
directly, easily, and transparently, over an existing network infrastructure.
 VDE (Virtual Distributed Ethernet) networking: Used to connect to a Virtual
Distributed Ethernet switch on a Linux or a FreeBSD host. At the moment this option
requires compilation of Oracle VM VirtualBox from sources, as the Oracle packages
do not include it.
The following table provides an overview of the most important networking modes.
Table 6.1. Overview of Networking Modes

VM→Host VM←Host VM1↔VM2 VM→Net/LAN VM←Net/LAN


Mode
Host-only + + + – –

Internal – – + – –

Bridged + + + + +

NAT + Port forward – + Port forward

NATservice + Port forward + + Port forward

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