Oracle Virtualbox Guest OracleLinux Network settings Bridged adapter

Setup-
Oracle VirtualBox 5.1

Guest: OracleLinux R6-U3 (6.3v)

Host: Windows 10

The following setup is for the guest Linux server to access host WiFi connectivity using a bridged adapter.

Step 1-

Ensure the following settings are in place in the Virtualbox configurations,

1. Promiscuous Mode being an important one usually set to 'Deny'.

2. Use Cable connected even though the host uses wireless.

Step 2-

Make the below change on the Guest OS,

- Here eth2 is my adapter3 fromt he previous snapshot.

- The address mentioned must be of the same IP range as on the host (run ipconfig on the windows host) in my case it was in the range of 192.168._.__

- The gateway is the router address and can be determined from the ipconfig out put in windows, labelled as Default Gateway.

Step 3-

Restart network services and retry !