Opened 6 years ago
Closed 6 years ago
#17913 closed defect (duplicate)
documentation indicates (incorrectly) that NAT VM can't communicate with host over network -> duplicate of #16912
| Reported by: | tweevosha | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | documentation | Version: | VirtualBox 5.2.16 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Guest type: | all | Host type: | all |
Description
https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch06.html#networkingmodes Table 6.1 "VM ↔ Host" column has a "–" symbol for NAT, which is misleading, as the guest VM is able to communicate over the network with the host, in fact bypassing the host's firewall (which, btw, seems like a security issue which should also be noted in the documentation, particular since NAT is the default); the guest VM, for example, can ping the host's IP. The host, however, can't ping the guest VM's IP.
Change History (2)
comment:2 by , 6 years ago
| Resolution: | → duplicate |
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| Status: | new → closed |
| Summary: | documentation indicates (incorrectly) that NAT VM can't communicate with host over network → documentation indicates (incorrectly) that NAT VM can't communicate with host over network -> duplicate of #16912 |
Duplicate of #16912
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This is a duplicate of #16912.
Actually, I was the one that proposed the table to be included. And I realized later that the table had the error that you describe. I have already submitted a patch for the table to be fixed, but unfortunately it hasn't found its way in the tree/releases.
I'll add a PDF of the page from the manual as it is rendered with the patch applied. See ticket #16912 for the details.