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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+    manpage, user manual, usage: VBoxManage hostonlynet
+-->
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+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd"[
+<!ENTITY % all.entities SYSTEM "all-entities.ent">
+%all.entities;
+]>
+<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>
+