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Configuring VirtualBox Host‑Only Network for a Vagrant Virtual Machine

This guide explains how to view the VirtualBox host‑only network, set a matching IP address in the Vagrantfile, reload the VM, and verify connectivity between the host and the virtual machine using ping commands.

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Configuring VirtualBox Host‑Only Network for a Vagrant Virtual Machine

Configuring VirtualBox Host‑Only Network

1. View VirtualBox Host‑Only Network

The local VirtualBox network address is 192.168.56.1 . Choose an IP in the same subnet for the VM, for example 192.168.56.10 .

2. Configure the VM IP Address

Open the Vagrant configuration file C:\Users\Administrator\Vagrantfile and modify the network line.

# config.vm.network "private_network", ip: "192.168.33.10"
修改为
config.vm.network "private_network", ip: "192.168.56.10"

3. Reload the Virtual Machine

vagrant reload

4. Verify the VM IP Address

The VM now shows the IP address 192.168.56.10 , which matches the configuration.

5. Test Host‑to‑VM Connectivity

Run ping 192.168.56.10 on the host; the VM should respond.

6. Test VM‑to‑Host Connectivity

Inside the VM, run ping 192.168.10.160 ; the host should be reachable.

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