# Accessing your Virtualbox Guest from your Host OS
As a developer you want to ping and access the webserver on your virtual machine.
This is a very simple solution to enable the bridge to the guest VM.
## Requirements
* VirtualBox (latest version)
* A guest operation system (e.g. Ubuntu)
## Setup
* Shut down all running VM's
* Right click on the VM > Change... > Network
* Open Tab: **Adapter 1**
* Enable the Adapter and select "NAT"
The next step is importand to make it work:
* Open Tab: **Adapter 2**
* Enable the adapter and select: "Host-only Adapter"
* Select Name: "VirtualBox Host-only Ethernet Adapter"
* Click at "Extended"
* Select the adapter: "Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop..."
* Select the modus: "Allow all and host"
* Click on "Ok" to save all settings.
Yes, you have to enable two adapters at the same time to make it work. Realy.
You need a "NAT" and a "Host-only Adapter".
* Start the VM
* Open the terminal (with Ctrl+Alt+T)
* Enter: `ifconfig`
* Now you should see a local IP addresse like: `192.168.56.104`
* The IP address is dynamic an can be different on your VM
## Test
* Go back into your host machine
* Open the command line: `cmd`
* Ping the guest VM with the command: `ping 192.168.56.104`
* You should see the ping response
* If you have a webserver installed on the guest VM then open `http://192.168.56.104` in your browser to the hosted website.