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We are working on a very old Windows machine that is connected to a secure private LAN network cable (sadly, it is not accessible through other common conventional methods) and we are unable to get access any other way except through the machine.
A colleague has suggested using VirtualBox, he suggests to make the VirtualBox listen to the network cable AND use our wifi but have a priority between the two, or at the very least have the ability to work on both networks.
Sadly, I know very little about VirtualBox, NAT or networks, according to some light reading I think he means bridging but I am not sure.
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With bridged networking, VirtualBox uses a device driver on your host system that filters data from your physical network adapter. This driver is therefore called a "net filter" driver. This allows VirtualBox to intercept data from the physical network and inject data into it, effectively creating a new network interface in software. From: http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch06.html#network_bridged
I am wondering if someone can help; is it possible to prioritise network cable over wifi, or make it so that we can connect both the WIFI and network cable to VirtualBox?
Thanks
We will be connecting both WIFI and the network cable to the VirtualBox – None – 2013-11-11T14:26:47.800
"LAN network cable (sadly, it is not accessible through other common conventional methods)" That is a VERY conventional method. – Ecnerwal – 2013-11-12T02:37:25.877