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Is it possible to explicitly tell the VirtualBox NAT connection to use the host's WLAN to provide internet to the guest system?

Virtual Box defaults to NAT networking which provide an internal DHCP server and network connection to the Guest so it has Internet.

You can also use Bridged Networking. This form of networking connects the Guest Ethernet to the Host Router that the host machine uses.

Both NAT and Bridged connections use the Guest Ethernet Setup.

If by WLAN, you mean a cellular wireless connection like a phone hotspot, neither NAT nor Bridged connections will connect to such a hotspot directly.

Two options:

1. Connect your cellular wirless to a Router that includes an Ethernet Switch that your Host machine and also Guest Bridged Network connection can connect to.

2. If the Router is only standard wireless for the Host Machine, then NAT networking should work. I use that here on my wireless host machine. The host should have a TCP/IP connection such as 192.168.x.y.

3. Obtain a wireless USB card and set up USB Passthrough to the Guest machine. Install the drivers for the wireless USB card in the guest and then connect that to the wireless hotspot.

Is it possible to explicitly tell the VirtualBox NAT connection to use the host's WLAN to provide internet to the guest system?

Virtual Box defaults to NAT networking which provide an internal DHCP server and network connection to the Guest so it has Internet.

You can also use Bridged Networking. This form of networking connects the Guest Ethernet to the Host Router that the host machine uses.

Both NAT and Bridged connections use the Guest Ethernet Setup.

If by WLAN, you mean a cellular wireless connection like a phone hotspot, neither NAT nor Bridged connections will connect to such a hotspot directly.

Three options:

1. Connect your cellular wirless to a Router that includes an Ethernet Switch that your Host machine and also Guest Bridged Network connection can connect to. This will provide correct DNS.

2. If the Router is only standard wireless for the Host Machine, then NAT networking should work. I use that here on my wireless host machine. The host should have a TCP/IP connection such as 192.168.x.y. This will provide correct DNS.

3. Obtain a wireless USB card and set up USB Passthrough to the Guest machine. Install the drivers for the wireless USB card in the guest and then connect that to the wireless hotspot.

Don't forget to restart both Guest and Host after making changes.

Is it possible to explicitly tell the VirtualBox NAT connection to use the host's WLAN to provide internet to the guest system?

Virtual Box defaults to NAT networking which provide an internal DHCP server and network connection to the Guest so it has Internet.

You can also use Bridged Networking. This form of networking connects the Guest Ethernet to the Host Router that the host machine uses.

Both NAT and Bridged connections use the Guest Ethernet Setup.

If by WLAN, you mean a cellular wireless connection like a phone hotspot, neither NAT nor Bridged connections will connect to such a hotspot directly.

Two options:

1. Connect your cellular wirless to a Router that includes an Ethernet Switch that your Host machine and also Guest Bridged Network connection can connect to.

1a. If the Router is only standard wireless for the Host Machine, then NAT networking should work. I use that here on my wireless host machine. The host should have a TCP/IP connection such as 192.168.x.y.

2. Obtain a wireless USB card and set up USB Passthrough to the Guest machine. Install the drivers for the wireless USB card in the guest and then connect that to the wireless hotspot.

Is it possible to explicitly tell the VirtualBox NAT connection to use the host's WLAN to provide internet to the guest system?

Virtual Box defaults to NAT networking which provide an internal DHCP server and network connection to the Guest so it has Internet.

You can also use Bridged Networking. This form of networking connects the Guest Ethernet to the Host Router that the host machine uses.

Both NAT and Bridged connections use the Guest Ethernet Setup.

If by WLAN, you mean a cellular wireless connection like a phone hotspot, neither NAT nor Bridged connections will connect to such a hotspot directly.

Two options:

1. Connect your cellular wirless to a Router that includes an Ethernet Switch that your Host machine and also Guest Bridged Network connection can connect to.

2. If the Router is only standard wireless for the Host Machine, then NAT networking should work. I use that here on my wireless host machine. The host should have a TCP/IP connection such as 192.168.x.y.

3. Obtain a wireless USB card and set up USB Passthrough to the Guest machine. Install the drivers for the wireless USB card in the guest and then connect that to the wireless hotspot.

Is it possible to explicitly tell the VirtualBox NAT connection to use the host's WLAN to provide internet to the guest system?

Virtual Box defaults to NAT networking which provide an internal DHCP server and network connection to the Guest so it has Internet.

You can also use Bridged Networking. This form of networking connects the Guest Ethernet to the Host Router that the host machine uses.

Both NAT and Bridged connections use the Guest Ethernet Setup.

If by WLAN, you mean a cellular wireless connection like a phone hotspot, neither NAT nor Bridged connections will connect to such a hotspot directly.

Two options:

1. Connect your cellular wirless to a Router that includes an Ethernet Switch that your Host machine and also Guest Bridged Network connection can connect to.

2. Obtain a wireless USB card and set up USB Passthrough to the Guest machine. Install the drivers for the wireless USB card in the guest and then connect that to the wireless hotspot.

Is it possible to explicitly tell the VirtualBox NAT connection to use the host's WLAN to provide internet to the guest system?

Virtual Box defaults to NAT networking which provide an internal DHCP server and network connection to the Guest so it has Internet.

You can also use Bridged Networking. This form of networking connects the Guest Ethernet to the Host Router that the host machine uses.

Both NAT and Bridged connections use the Guest Ethernet Setup.

If by WLAN, you mean a cellular wireless connection like a phone hotspot, neither NAT nor Bridged connections will connect to such a hotspot directly.

Two options:

1. Connect your cellular wirless to a Router that includes an Ethernet Switch that your Host machine and also Guest Bridged Network connection can connect to.

1a. If the Router is only standard wireless for the Host Machine, then NAT networking should work. I use that here on my wireless host machine. The host should have a TCP/IP connection such as 192.168.x.y.

2. Obtain a wireless USB card and set up USB Passthrough to the Guest machine. Install the drivers for the wireless USB card in the guest and then connect that to the wireless hotspot.