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    How to access pfSense by the real machine?

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      Sandson
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      Hey guys!

      I'm studying pfSense (I'm actually going to start the pfSense studies of some YT videos but I'm stuck in configuration …).

      I have VirtualBox installed on my notebook and I installed pfSense 2.3.4 on the virtual machine.

      I configured it as follows (from videos I saw on YouTube). I got access in one way, and it's not the way I want it. I installed to be able to study, to test at home with my internet and such, with virtual machines, etc.

      The first setup I did:

      1. This setting was made for VMWare, from a video I saw on youtube. But I tested it in VirtualBox, but it did not work ...
      Adapter 1: Host-only network adapter

      2. This is another setting for another video, it also did not work:
      Adapter 1: NAT

      Adapter 2: Internal network.

      3. This is another setup and was the only one that worked:

      Adapter 1: Brigde mode plate: Wirelles adapter

      Adapter 2: Brigde mode card: Ethernet adapter

      Here comes my doubt.

      In configuration 2, I can only access pfSense on the internal network between the virtual machines ...
      In configuration 3, I can only access pfSense by my real machine if I connect the network cable in my note ....

      However, I want to access the pfSense admin panel by the actual machine, but without having to connect the cable, because I need to get around with the notebook ... And even if I do the cable configuration, if I disconnect it does not work.

      I wanted your help.

      Grateful

      PS: I also did adapter 1 in NAT mode and adapter 2 in Host-only mode and also did not work ...

      I also put it like this:

      4. Adapter 1 - mode brigde - my wireless note card
      Adapter 2 - host-only

      Did not work too

      I can ping my real machine but I can not access the panel ..

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        Guest
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        You can't if you aren't directly connected to the LAN-side with no NAT. VirtualBox ruins most of that all the time.

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