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How do I make VirtualBox's vboxnet interface show up in the OS X network configuration GUI?

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I'm willing to do any amount of frobbing of settings in and files to make this work. The scenario is this: I have a nice Android based phone. The phone can do USB tethering. OS X 10.6 cannot do USB tethering. Fedora can. For several different reasons, I constantly have a Fedora guest running inside…

Error Output

$ netstat -rn
Routing tables

Internet:
Destination        Gateway            Flags        Refs      Use   Netif Expire
default            192.168.43…

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Configure VirtualBox vboxnet Interface in OS X Network GUI

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The vboxnet interface created by VirtualBox does not automatically appear in the OS X network configuration GUI due to the way macOS handles network interfaces and their visibility. This can be caused by the interface not being configured properly or not being recognized by the OS as a valid network interface.

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  1. 1

    Create a vboxnet Interface

    Ensure that the vboxnet interface is created and configured in VirtualBox. Open VirtualBox, go to 'Preferences' > 'Network' > 'Host-only Networks', and create a new host-only network if one does not exist.

    bash
    VBoxManage hostonlyif create
  2. 2

    Configure the vboxnet Interface

    Set the IP address and network mask for the newly created vboxnet interface. This step ensures that the interface has a valid configuration.

    bash
    VBoxManage hostonlyif ipconfig vboxnet0 --ip 192.168.56.1 --netmask 255.255.255.0
  3. 3

    Check Network Interfaces

    Verify that the vboxnet interface is recognized by the OS. Use the command line to list all network interfaces and check for vboxnet0.

    bash
    ifconfig
  4. 4

    Add vboxnet Interface to System Preferences

    If the vboxnet interface is not visible in the Network preferences, you may need to manually add it. Open 'System Preferences' > 'Network', click the '+' button, select 'vboxnet0' from the interface dropdown, and click 'Create'.

  5. 5

    Restart Network Services

    Restart the network services to ensure that the changes take effect. This can be done by rebooting the system or using the command line to restart the network.

    bash
    sudo ifconfig vboxnet0 down && sudo ifconfig vboxnet0 up

Validation

To confirm that the fix worked, check the Network preferences in System Preferences to see if the vboxnet interface is now listed. Additionally, use 'ifconfig' in the terminal to ensure that the interface is up and has the correct IP configuration.

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