Forwarding SMB on Virtualbox

Question

I am trying to setup a Windows 2000 guest (I know its damned old, but it runs the build environment for an even older project) under Virtualbox on Ubuntu on a colocated server.

I have a NAT network between the guest and the host configured.

I have disabled Netbios over TCP/IP on the client.

Forwarding the guests RDP port (3089) to the host and further (via VPN) to a remote user works.

But forwarding the guests SMB port (445) to the host and further (via VPN) does not. (net use \\<ipOfHost>\c can not find the network path.

What can be wrong? (I started vboxheadless as root, so it should be able to forward ports <1024)

Answer 1

Did you actually share the server's C: drive as "C"? If not, that's most likely your problem (based on the net use \\<ipOfHost>\c command you've put in your question).

If you're trying to use the admin share, it'd be net use \\<ipOfHost>\c$.