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<refentry id="vboxmanage-hostonlynet" lang="en">
<refentryinfo>
<pubdate>$Date: 2023-01-17 15:15:46 +0100 (Tue, 17 Jan 2023) $</pubdate>
<title>VBoxManage hostonlynet</title>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>VBoxManage-hostonlynet</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>VBoxManage-hostonlynet</refname>
<refpurpose>Host Only Network management</refpurpose>
<refclass>&product-name;</refclass>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-hostonlynet-add">
<command>VBoxManage hostonlynet add</command>
<arg choice="req">--name=<replaceable>netname</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt">--id=<replaceable>netid</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="req">--netmask=<replaceable>mask</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="req">--lower-ip=<replaceable>address</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="req">--upper-ip=<replaceable>address</replaceable></arg>
<group choice="opt">
<arg choice="plain">--enable</arg>
<arg choice="plain">--disable</arg>
</group>
</cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-hostonlynet-modify">
<command>VBoxManage hostonlynet modify</command>
<group choice="req">
<arg choice="plain">--name=<replaceable>netname</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="plain">--id=<replaceable>netid</replaceable></arg>
</group>
<arg choice="opt">--lower-ip=<replaceable>address</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt">--upper-ip=<replaceable>address</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt">--netmask=<replaceable>mask</replaceable></arg>
<group choice="opt">
<arg choice="plain">--enable</arg>
<arg choice="plain">--disable</arg>
</group>
</cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-hostonlynet-remove">
<command>VBoxManage hostonlynet remove</command>
<group choice="req">
<arg choice="plain">--name=<replaceable>netname</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="plain">--id=<replaceable>netid</replaceable></arg>
</group>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
The <command>hostonlynet</command> commands enable you to control
host-only networks.
</para>
<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-hostonlynet-common-options">
<title>Common options</title>
<remark role="help-scope" condition="GLOBAL"/>
<para>The subcommands of <command>hostonlynet</command> all operate on an
host-only network that can be identified via its name or uuid:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>--name=<replaceable>netname</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>The host-only network name. You see it as
VBoxNetworkName in the output from
<command>VBoxManage list hostonlynets</command>.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>--id=<replaceable>netid</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>The host-only network uuid. If not specified when
adding a new network, one will be generated automatically.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-hostonlynet-add">
<title>hostonlynet add</title>
<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
<para>
Adds a new host-only network.
</para>
<para>
Options configuring the host-only network:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--netmask=<replaceable>mask</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>The network mask. Typically 255.255.255.0.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--lower-ip=<replaceable>address</replaceable></option>, <option>--upper-ip=<replaceable>address</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>The IP address range for handing out via DHCP. The upper
boundrary is inclusive while the lower one is not, so the upper address
will be handed out to a client, while the lower
address will be used by the host itself.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--enable</option>, --disable</term>
<listitem><para>Whether to enable the host-only network or disable it. If not specified,
the network will be created in enabled state.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-hostonlynet-modify">
<title>hostonlynet modify</title>
<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
<para>
This modifies an existing host-only network configuration. It takes the same
options as the <command>add</command> command.
</para>
</refsect2>
<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-hostonlynet-remove">
<title>hostonlynet remove</title>
<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
<para>
Removes the specified host-only network.
</para>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
</refentry>