Connect Virtualbox to laptop wifi

ABenz99

ABenz99

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I'm running Ubuntu in a VM with virtual box. My host os is Windows 7 64bit. I don't know how I connect my wifi to the virtual machine. Every tutorial says it is under usb devices, but I'm using a laptop with a built-in wireless adapter. The laptop I'm using is a Lenovo G550, if that helps. Does anyone know how I can connect Ubuntu to wireless?
 
shut down the VM. Go into the settings menu for that VM and click on the network tab. Check to see if the adapter is enabled and set to either NAT or Bridged.
 
Your host (laptop) connects to the internet via the wifi but the VM should use an emulated NIC and connect via NAT as salvage-this pointed out.

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That didn't work...My settings look exactly like the picture but it still can't find an WiFi networks. Do I need to do something in the windows network manager?
 
It won't be using wifi, it will be using the emulated NIC so it will think it is connected via cable.
 
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