No WiFi internet on Ubuntu under VirtualBox
I have just installed Ubuntu 14.04 under VirtualBox 4.3.20 on a Windows 8.1 host. I can't get any internet access over WiFi (and I can't get an Ethernet connection anywhere near the computer). All of the help I can find when I Google this problem either a) tells me to change Windows 7 settings that I can't find in Windows 8.1, or b) tells me to sudo apt-get install something, which doesn't work because I have no internet connection.
Can somebody tell me in easy steps (I don't really know Linux, and I certainly don't know networking) how to get the internet connection working?
Thanks.
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I have just installed Ubuntu 14.04 under VirtualBox 4.3.20 on a Windows 8.1 host. I can't get any internet access over WiFi (and I can't get an Ethernet connection anywhere near the computer). All of the help I can find when I Google this problem either a) tells me to change Windows 7 settings that I can't find in Windows 8.1, or b) tells me to sudo apt-get install something, which doesn't work because I have no internet connection.
Can somebody tell me in easy steps (I don't really know Linux, and I certainly don't know networking) how to get the internet connection working?
Thanks.
wireless networking virtualbox internet
asked Jan 23 '15 at 3:15
digitigdigitig
10814
add a comment |
I have just installed Ubuntu 14.04 under VirtualBox 4.3.20 on a Windows 8.1 host. I can't get any internet access over WiFi (and I can't get an Ethernet connection anywhere near the computer). All of the help I can find when I Google this problem either a) tells me to change Windows 7 settings that I can't find in Windows 8.1, or b) tells me to sudo apt-get install something, which doesn't work because I have no internet connection.
Can somebody tell me in easy steps (I don't really know Linux, and I certainly don't know networking) how to get the internet connection working?
Thanks.
wireless networking virtualbox internet
asked Jan 23 '15 at 3:15
digitigdigitig
10814
I have just installed Ubuntu 14.04 under VirtualBox 4.3.20 on a Windows 8.1 host. I can't get any internet access over WiFi (and I can't get an Ethernet connection anywhere near the computer). All of the help I can find when I Google this problem either a) tells me to change Windows 7 settings that I can't find in Windows 8.1, or b) tells me to sudo apt-get install something, which doesn't work because I have no internet connection.
Can somebody tell me in easy steps (I don't really know Linux, and I certainly don't know networking) how to get the internet connection working?
Thanks.
wireless networking virtualbox internet
wireless networking virtualbox internet
asked Jan 23 '15 at 3:15
digitigdigitig
10814
asked Jan 23 '15 at 3:15
digitigdigitig
10814
asked Jan 23 '15 at 3:15
digitigdigitig
10814
asked Jan 23 '15 at 3:15
digitigdigitig
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asked Jan 23 '15 at 3:15
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What Virtualbox actually does is share the internet connection of your host (Windows 8.1), with your guest (Ubuntu 14.04). Your guest should be able to detect the wireless internet connection of your host as ethernet connection.
You can check http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch06.html for more information about how to set this up.
answered Jan 24 '15 at 10:35
ChristosChristos
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Thanks for trying, but I'm afraid you've overestimated my understanding of networking. The article you linked is completely incomprehensible to me.
– digitig
Feb 1 '15 at 12:11
everything the virtual machine sees is just that - virtual. There's no physical components. Virtualbox tricks the operating system into thinking it's connected to physical hardware, so your virtual machine only sees the illusion of a wired connection, which is actually just passing information through to your computer's normal connection.
– Minty
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What Virtualbox actually does is share the internet connection of your host (Windows 8.1), with your guest (Ubuntu 14.04). Your guest should be able to detect the wireless internet connection of your host as ethernet connection.
You can check http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch06.html for more information about how to set this up.
answered Jan 24 '15 at 10:35
ChristosChristos
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Thanks for trying, but I'm afraid you've overestimated my understanding of networking. The article you linked is completely incomprehensible to me.
– digitig
Feb 1 '15 at 12:11
everything the virtual machine sees is just that - virtual. There's no physical components. Virtualbox tricks the operating system into thinking it's connected to physical hardware, so your virtual machine only sees the illusion of a wired connection, which is actually just passing information through to your computer's normal connection.
– Minty
Feb 16 at 2:22
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What Virtualbox actually does is share the internet connection of your host (Windows 8.1), with your guest (Ubuntu 14.04). Your guest should be able to detect the wireless internet connection of your host as ethernet connection.
You can check http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch06.html for more information about how to set this up.
answered Jan 24 '15 at 10:35
ChristosChristos
113
Thanks for trying, but I'm afraid you've overestimated my understanding of networking. The article you linked is completely incomprehensible to me.
– digitig
Feb 1 '15 at 12:11
everything the virtual machine sees is just that - virtual. There's no physical components. Virtualbox tricks the operating system into thinking it's connected to physical hardware, so your virtual machine only sees the illusion of a wired connection, which is actually just passing information through to your computer's normal connection.
– Minty
Feb 16 at 2:22
add a comment |
What Virtualbox actually does is share the internet connection of your host (Windows 8.1), with your guest (Ubuntu 14.04). Your guest should be able to detect the wireless internet connection of your host as ethernet connection.
You can check http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch06.html for more information about how to set this up.
answered Jan 24 '15 at 10:35
ChristosChristos
113
What Virtualbox actually does is share the internet connection of your host (Windows 8.1), with your guest (Ubuntu 14.04). Your guest should be able to detect the wireless internet connection of your host as ethernet connection.
You can check http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch06.html for more information about how to set this up.
answered Jan 24 '15 at 10:35
ChristosChristos
113
answered Jan 24 '15 at 10:35
ChristosChristos
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answered Jan 24 '15 at 10:35
ChristosChristos
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answered Jan 24 '15 at 10:35
ChristosChristos
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Thanks for trying, but I'm afraid you've overestimated my understanding of networking. The article you linked is completely incomprehensible to me.
– digitig
Feb 1 '15 at 12:11
everything the virtual machine sees is just that - virtual. There's no physical components. Virtualbox tricks the operating system into thinking it's connected to physical hardware, so your virtual machine only sees the illusion of a wired connection, which is actually just passing information through to your computer's normal connection.
– Minty
Feb 16 at 2:22
add a comment |
Thanks for trying, but I'm afraid you've overestimated my understanding of networking. The article you linked is completely incomprehensible to me.
– digitig
Feb 1 '15 at 12:11
everything the virtual machine sees is just that - virtual. There's no physical components. Virtualbox tricks the operating system into thinking it's connected to physical hardware, so your virtual machine only sees the illusion of a wired connection, which is actually just passing information through to your computer's normal connection.
– Minty
Feb 16 at 2:22
Thanks for trying, but I'm afraid you've overestimated my understanding of networking. The article you linked is completely incomprehensible to me.
– digitig
Feb 1 '15 at 12:11
Thanks for trying, but I'm afraid you've overestimated my understanding of networking. The article you linked is completely incomprehensible to me.
– digitig
Feb 1 '15 at 12:11
everything the virtual machine sees is just that - virtual. There's no physical components. Virtualbox tricks the operating system into thinking it's connected to physical hardware, so your virtual machine only sees the illusion of a wired connection, which is actually just passing information through to your computer's normal connection.
– Minty
Feb 16 at 2:22
everything the virtual machine sees is just that - virtual. There's no physical components. Virtualbox tricks the operating system into thinking it's connected to physical hardware, so your virtual machine only sees the illusion of a wired connection, which is actually just passing information through to your computer's normal connection.
– Minty
Feb 16 at 2:22
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