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Then for "Name", the old wifi name "en: Wi-Fi (AirPort)" in the pull down menu it still shows up! There is no choice for "en: Wi-Fi". In the VirtualBox Manager window, I click on the VM to highlight/select it on the left -> "Settings" -> "Network".įor "Attached to" pull down menu, select "Bridged Adaptor". Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop (Bridged adapter, en1: Wi-Fi) Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop (Bridged adapter, en1: Wi-Fi (AirPort))
#Mac ethernet connection not working windows#
In the VirtualBox Manager windows with the list of VMs on the left and the Details of the settings on the right, the name of the Network is updated: I ran the command to force the name change on the wifi nic: I really want and need Bridged Networking on the wifi to work.
#Mac ethernet connection not working mac os#
And that's the entry that VirtualBox keeps.īut "Wi-Fi" (which is the default in Mac OS X) and is the only entry in "System Preferences" -> "Network". I don't remember, but I think I named it "Wi-Fi (AirPort)".

It seems as if VirtualBox is still pointing to the one I deleted. (Directions: On Mac OS X, click "System Preferences" -> "Network" -> select "Wi-Fi (AirPort)" which was created in step 1 above -> "-" -> "Apply".Īfter that Bridged Networking does not work when en1: Wi-Fi (AirPort) is selected. I was done testing and I deleted the 2nd Wi-fi that I created in step 1. Here is when Bridge Networking stopped working when the wifi is used for bridged networking. In Virtualbox, set the VMs to use the 2 wifi in Bridge Network mode.(Directions: On Mac OS X, click the wifi icon in the upper right of the screen -> "Create Network." -> Network Name = "my network blah", Channel = 11, Security = "None" -> "Create". (Directions: On Mac OS X, click "System Preferences" -> "Network" -> "+" -> Interface = "Wi-Fi", Service Name = "Wi-Fi (AirPort)" -> "Create" -> "Apply".) I created a 2nd Wi-Fi, because I was on the train going home and wanted to test a VM with 2 NICs. But it stopped after I the the following:

All guests really.īridged Network *WAS* working on Wi-Fi.
