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No Host only adapter selected

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I have a problem with my virtualbox on ubuntu 12.04, I can't add a host only adapter, the message is "no host only network adapter selected" I can't select anything

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can anyone solve this problem??

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answered 2 Years ago cretanol · Accepted Answer

Probably, the virtual host-only network wasn't set up yet. Here's is how you can fix this if you have a version older than 2018:

From the main menu, select File > Preferences (Ctrl+G) - NOT the settings of a single vm

Select Network in the list on the left

You should see an empty white box with "Host-only Networks" at the top. On the right, there are three buttons to manage them. Click the topmost one (with a green plus symbol). A new Host-only network will be created and added to the list.

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Normally, the settings of the new network will be ok, but for completeness, I give the default values here. You can access the settings for the host-only network through the screwdriver button on the right.

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Adapter:
- IPv4 address: 192.168.56.1
- IPv4 Network Mask: 255.255.255.0

DHCP server:
- Enable server: checked
- Server Address: 192.168.56.100
- Server Mask: 255.255.255.0
- Lower Address Bound: 192.168.56.101
- Upper Address Bound: 192.168.56.254

You can change these settings to your liking, as long as they're consistent.