Bridged networking not working in Virtualbox under Windows 10

I just upgraded my laptop from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and found that I am unable to start Virtualbox VMs configured with a bridged adapter.

See the configuration below:

First of all you have to create a VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet adapter

In Virtualbox :

• Go to File > Preferences On the Network tab select Host only Networks click on "add a Host-only adapter" give it a name by default it is "VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet adapter"

In Windows :

• go to Network connections on Windows and highlight both the real adapter and the new virtual ethernet adapter that you just created.
• Right click and select "Bridge Connections", it's going to create a network bridge in Windows.

Now configure your VM :

• in the Network part you can activate a new adapter and then select Attached to Host only adapter
• Choose the VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet adapter you have just created

You can now configure your static IP Address by modifying /etc/network/interfaces :

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 10.1.1.100
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 10.1.1.1

You can now restart eth0 by doing :

sudo ifdown eth0
sudo ifup eth0

Some wireless adapters don't work

Go to your net card. Go to properties and then Install -> Service, which? This: VirtualBox NDIS6 Bridged Networking Driver

Reopen Virtual Box

My Windows 10 machine was automagically updated today. Looks like the "Windows 10 Anniversary update" When I restarted Virtualbox my server with a bridged adapter showed same as OP. I tried rerunning the VirtualBox installer (it did a Repair) - that did not fix the issue. I tried running the installer again as Admin (it did a Repair) - that did not fix. I ran the installer and selected UnInstall, then ran it again to Install. And the Network adapter settings looked good. Server started and connected to my network as usual. Whew. Hope this helps someone.

Install the latest Virtual box 5.x and this issue will be resolved.

Uninstall then run the setup program again but this time as Administrator. Make sure the VB bridge driver is selected during installation.

This is how I mananged to fix this problem:

Enable "Windows 8" compatibility for VirtualBox executable: right-click on VirtualBox shortcut>Properties: in Properties dialog box: switch to "Compatibility" tab, under "Compatibility mode" section, select the check box next to: "Run this program in compatibility mode", make sure "Windows 8" is selected in combo box. click Ok, run VirtualBox again! (it's not needed to run as Administrator)

p.s.: It seems that VirtualBox doesn't yet fully support Windows 10, so some features might not work properly on some computers

Install "vbox-ssl-cacertificate.crt" certificate from %userprofile%\\.virtualbox\ and then reboot. If you don't have .virtualbox folder - launch "Oracle VM VirtualBox" once and this folder will appear.

I had this issue not only on my machine but on many hosts, and this certificate fixed the issue. I figured it out by chance, because nowhere said about this certificate -_-

From Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/39af75/for_my_win10_companions_heres_how_to_get/

I can't see the original source in this thread, although I would like to.

I am using these instructions with a laptop that upgraded from windows 8 to windows 10. I have to repeat the last instructions after rebooting.

> I have test an get solution for my self and want to share my solution. > - Host Only worked > - Bridge Adapter worked > > My Configuration is > - Surface Pro 1 > - Clean install Windows 10 x64 build 10130 > - VirtualBox-5.0.0_RC1-100731-Win.exe > > (this is my opinion but not tested on how to remove previous version > by install VirtualBox-5.0.0_RC1-100731-Win.exe with select all > function to install its will fault and rollback all, then its same as > uninstall) > > Install Step > - Right Click on VirtualBox-5.0.0_RC1-100731-Win.exe and select "Run as Administrator" > - "Unselect" option bridge network

> - next until finish

> - Open "Device Manager", you can use search bar to get this, under "Network adapters" then Right Click "VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet > Adapter" select "Update Driver Software" select "Search automactic" > wait until its finish > - Open "Network Connections", you can use search bar to get this, at here you should find VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter > - Open "CMD", you can use search bar to get this, Right Click and Select Run as Administrator > - cd to your install path and run command "VirtualBox-5.0.0_RC1-100731-Win.exe -extract" its will return pop-up > tell where is extracted folder > - in extracted folder extract "VirtualBox-5.0.0_RC1-r100731-MultiArch_amd64.msi" by 7-Zip or any > similar > - in msi extracted folder rename all files by remove file_ in front of them > - copy "VBoxNetFltNobj.sys" and "VBoxNetFlt.sys" to C:\Windows\System32
> - Open "CMD", you can use search bar to get this, Right Click and Select Run as Administrator run command "regsvr32.exe /s > VBoxNetFltNobj.sys" run command "regsvr32.exe /s VBoxNetFlt.sys" > - Open "Network Connections", you can use search bar to get this, Right Click on any real network adapter select Properties select > Install select Service select "Have Disk" and browse to "VBoxDrv.inf" > select "VirtualBox NDIS6 Bridged Networking Driver" after finish > install you should see its avaliable in this connection > - On Start Menu Right Click on "Orcle VM VirtualBox" select open file location > > - Right Click on Shortcut then select properties on tab "Compatibility" checked "Run this Program as Administrator" > > !!! this very important to run application with adminstrator if not > you will lose host-only network adapter > > - Open "Virtual Box" select file > preference select network then select Host On Network select edit change ip to 192.168.56.1 and > netmask to 255.255.255.0 > - Now you can use both host-only and bridge network on your guest > > I think reason why normal installation was error is about > Administrator access level when regis service and run application > > > Sorry for my bad english and this is so long procedure > > Hope this will work for you too. ^_^!

I solved it with similar way to @Khalil's but I attched to 'Bridged Adapter' instead of 'Host-only Adapter'. Here is more detail with screenshots.

My very simple solution that worked: select another networkcard!

1. Make sure your guest is shut down
2. Goto the guest Settings > Network > Adavanced
3. Change the Adapter Type to another adapter.
4. Start your guest and check if you got a decent IP for your network.

If it doesn't work, repeat steps and try yet another network adapter. The very basic PCnet adapters have a high succes-rate.

Good luck.

When using a bridged connection you are bridging the virtual network of the guest (VM) to the physical network device of the host (Windows 10). The host physical device then assigns the IP address and manages the network connection of the guest OS (VM).

What you need to check. On Windows 10 (host), go to Control Panel/Network and Internet/Network Connections, right click the physical device that you are trying to bridge to on your guest OS (VM) and make sure that "VirtualBox NDIS6 Bridged Networking Driver" and "Brdige Driver" are enabled.

Note: The bridge connection choice in the guest (VM) VirtualBox settings and the phsyical device name are the same... Also, you may find that inactive / disabled network devices on the host will not show in the host (windows 10) until you connect to them i.e. ethernet cable to a LAN port.

That should help you solve the bridged connection issue.

I faced the same problem today after updating the Virtual Box. Got resolved by uninstalling Virtual Box and moving back to old version V5.2.8

As of now (5.2.20) bug is fixed. The only action required is to download the latest version and bridge mod should function normally.

In Case some one is looking and none of the above resolves your issue : https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=90650&p=434965#p434965

placing the WIFI as the first adapter [MTDesktop, AllowALL] and the LAN WIRED [MTServer,AllowAll] as the second adapter. In the Guest machine I disable the First Adapter in Adapter Settings. I can then ping internal, external whatever.

i had same problem. i updated to new version of VirtualBox 5.2.26 and checked to make sure Bridge Adapter was enabled in the installation process now is working

Virtual Box gives a lot of issues when it comes to bridge adaptor. I had the same issue with Virtual Box for windows 10. I decided to create VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet adapter. But I again got issues while creating the host-only ethernet adaptor. I decided to switch to vmware. Vmware did not give me any issues. After installing vmware (and after changing few settings in the BIOS) and installing ubuntu on it, it automatically connected to my host machine's internet. It was able to generate it's own IP address as well and could also ping the host machine (windows machine). Hence, for me virtual box created a lot of issues whereas, vmware worked smoothly for me.

Two line answer: For wired connections it will work smoothly, for wireless turn on 'Promiscious mode' if your wireless adapter does not support promiscious mode, here is the link to workaround. Also visit offical oracle virtualbox documentation to see more details here on using bridged connection over wifi.

For my case, I uninstall the VirtaulBox, and install by click on the VirtualBox and run as administrator. After the installation, you can observe that the Bridge Network and USB connections both will be working.

I am reporting my findings. To make Bridged Adapter work with a Windows Guest I have to indicate the device that I am actually connected to in the Host machine:

Solved my problem by assigning ip manually in linux vm according to host (win 10) ip configuration

Here is an example

windows 10 ip configuration (DHCP)

address: 192.168.30.10

subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

default gateway: 192.168.30.1

dns: 8.8.8.8

centos 8 ip configuration:

address: 192.168.30.11

subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

default gateway: 192.168.30.1

dns: 8.8.8.8

For Me: . uninstall existence virtualbox . install latest virtualbox version Not work: . run installer . choose repair Best Regards

Windows 11 is not listing a bridged adapter for VirtualBox

Since I've ended up on this old topic from Windows 11 issues, I'm sure others also will, so I wanted to provide an up to date answer for those experiencing this on Windows 11.

This expands on this answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/47418596/349659 and its comments to be more easily digestible and relevant to Windows 11.

How to add a bridged adapter for Windows 11 and Virtualbox when none are showing

1. Open windows start button.
2. Search for: network.
3. Choose: View network connections via the control panel.
4. Right click your primary connection (for me it was just Ethernet since I'm on a wired connection).
5. Select: Properties.
6. Click: Install....
7. Select: Service.
8. Click: Add....
9. Click: Have Disk....
10. Click: Browse.
11. Navigate to the associated virtualbox install location for your given drive. For example mine was: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\network\netlwf.
12. Select the file: VBoxNetLwf.inf in the above directory.
13. Click: OK.
14. Select: VirtualBox NDIS6 Bridged Networking Driver.
15. Click: OK.

Select the bridged adapter in VirtualBox

You should now be able to restart VirtualBox, select bridged adapter for your network configuration for your virtual machine, and now names should populate in the Names dropdown; select your primary connection and you should be good to go now.

Reinstalling or Repairing Virtualbox solved my problem too.

WINDOWS FIX: Ive' Fixed it by downloading a new VMbox installer from the Official Website Here.

• Just run the installer and install it to override your current VMBox version, that should fix it.

Dont worry about your VM's they will not disappear if you override your current installation.

NOTE: If you already have the latest version, you need to export all your VM's, unninstall your current VMBox and install it from new installer.