@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ VirtualBox. On VirtualBox could be some issues, if your host has fewer than 6 CP
5555Create Windows virtual machine instance. Make sure it has at least 2 cores and
5656installed guest extensions.
5757
58- Setup tested with VirtualBox 6 .1.18 and VMWare Workstation 16.1.1 Pro.
58+ Setup tested with VirtualBox 7 .1.4 and VMWare Workstation 16.1.1 Pro.
5959
6060Update Windows
6161==============
@@ -64,9 +64,37 @@ Update Windows in:
6464
6565Start -> Settings -> Update & Security -> Windows Update
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67+ Setup NAT
68+ =========
69+
70+ It is possible to use NAT and portforwarding to setup communication between a Linux host and a
71+ Windows guest. This is easiest setup for VirtualBox, and does not require any static IPs to be
72+ configured, and will not get blocked by the Windows Firewall.
73+
74+ VirtualBox
75+ ----------
76+
77+ Open virtual machine network settings. On adapter 1 you will have created by default NAT.
78+ Open the Port Forwarding menu an add the ports you want.
79+
80+
81+ .. image :: virtualbox_nat_1.png
82+ :width: 500
83+ :align: center
84+
85+ For example setting up the following will allow you to use
86+ ``localhost:65000 `` and ``localhost:65002 `` (or ``127.0.0.0:65000 `` and ``127.0.0.0:65002 ``)
87+ to connect to an AutoPTS Server in Windows running on ports 65000 and 65002.
88+
89+ .. image :: virtualbox_nat_2.png
90+ :width: 500
91+ :align: center
92+
6793Setup static IP
6894===============
6995
96+ If you cannot or do not want to use NAT it is possible to configure a static IP.
97+
7098WMWare Works
7199------------
72100
@@ -94,22 +122,24 @@ If you type 'ifconfig' in terminal, you should be able to find your host IP:
94122VirtualBox
95123----------
96124
125+ VirtualBox on Linux, macOS and Solaris Oracle VM VirtualBox will only allow IP addresses in
126+ ``192.168.56.0/21 `` range to be assigned to host-only adapters, so if using a static address with
127+ VirtualBox this is the only address range you can use.
128+
97129Go to:
98130
99- File -> Host Network Manager
131+ File -> Tools -> Network Manager
100132
101133and create network:
102134
103135.. image :: virtualbox_static_ip_1.png
104- :height: 400
105136 :width: 500
106137 :align: center
107138
108139Open virtual machine network settings. On adapter 1 you will have created by default NAT.
109140Add adapter 2:
110141
111142.. image :: virtualbox_static_ip_2.png
112- :height: 400
113143 :width: 500
114144 :align: center
115145
@@ -126,6 +156,7 @@ and set:
126156 :width: 400
127157 :align: center
128158
159+
129160Install Python 3
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