Nat – Setting up Windows Server 2003 IP settings as Guest OS (VM)

nat;virtualboxwindows-server-2003

I'm trying to get my head around setting up Server 2003 + Active Directory on Oracle VirtualBox. I have completed so far:

  • Installed Server 2003
  • Installed SP2
  • Installed Active Directory

As of now, I can access the internet via the NAT connection assigned to the VM, but I'm unable to ping the server from the Host OS (ping server-01 | ping pitts.internal).

I'm aware that I will need to create some custom IP Settings, but I'm not sure exactly how to go about this.

Note: the reason I have to set up this server is because of development of an application on the host OS for my company, As I'm a Desktop / Web developer I'm struggling with some of the settings for the server.

Best Answer

Assuming you mean Oracle VirtualBox VM, have a read of this section of the manual: http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch06.html

Essentially by using NAT, your VM's will need to be on the subnet chosen by your VirtualBox installation. VirtualBox has a DHCP server which will allocate addresses automatically which is why you can access the internet from your VMs.

AD/DNS will need to be on a static address on this subnet, not DHCP. I would start by pinging the IP address and not the name too.

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