ping the VM from the laptop (and do a little whooping when it works).

temporarily configure an IP address for the network interface associated with this wired connection (as super user, using ifconfig) note: the IP address can also be configured as a static assignment to the network interface.

enable a network adapter for the specific VM of type Virtual Box Host Only Ethernet Adapter, based on the adapter configured in the previous step.

define Host Only Ethernet Adapter in Virtual Box on my laptop note: this adapter is not specific to the VM.

Chapter on Network Configuration in the Official Ubuntu Documentation.

A short guide to networking in Virtual Box with Oracle Linux inside – by Job Oprel (AMIS Technology Blog).

In this article I will show the steps I took to establish the network connection from host to client. The web application for example that runs inside, and that I can work with in Firefox inside the VM, should also be accessible from the browsers on my laptop. However, I do not know how to reach it from my laptop. I have received a VM from a colleague that contains an Ubuntu (16.04 LTS ) based environment. The context is: Windows laptop running Virtual Box.

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