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How to allow other computers on the network to access my virtual web server?

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I use Windows 7 as a host OS. I have Debian 6.0.4 installed on VirtualBox with lighttpd. I can easily access the web server from my machine by typing in the browser address panel but other computers from my network cannot access it by typing my IP address. I use NAT port forwarding in VirtualBox. W…

Error Output

Port forwarding : guest port 8080
                  host port 80

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One option is to change the network adaptor of the virtual machine to bridged mode; you should then be able to access the virtual server from the other machines on the network, by providing your guest's IP address. Edit: For practical aspects, look …

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