05/09/2017
difference between NAT / Bridged / Host-Only networking in virtual machines
- Host-Only: The VM will be assigned one IP, but it’s only accessible by the box VM is running on. No other computers can access it.
- NAT: Just like your home network with a wireless router, the VM will be assigned in a separate subnet, like
192.168.6.1
is your host computer, and VM is192.168.6.3
, then your VM can access outside network like your host, but no outside access to your VM directly, it’s protected. - Bridged: Your VM will be in the same network as your host, if your host IP is
172.16.120.45
then your VM will be like172.16.120.50
. It can be accessed by all computers in your host network.