Connect WiFi Kali Linux Virtualbox

When it comes to setting up a virtual machine (VM) with bridged networking, VirtualBox uses our host system's device driver to capture data from the physical network and add data into it. This allows the VM to communicate with the outside world while keeping its own network configuration separate from that of the host.

However, when we set up a Kali Linux virtual machine in VirtualBox using NAT (Network Address Translation) mode, things can get a bit confusing. The reason why the VM says it's connected to the Wired Connection is because virtualization technology, like VirtualBox, abstracts the guest VM from the physical hardware and network infrastructure of the host.

In fact, the VM has a different network subnet (10.0.2.x), separate from the host network (192.168.1.x). This can be verified by running the `ip address` command on both the host and the VM. On the host:

$ ip address

wlp1s0: mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default qlen 1000

And on the VM:

$ ip address

enp0s3: mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP group default qlen 1000

Despite this, once the VM is running, it says that it's connected to a Wired connection instead of a Wireless connection. This can be changed by going into the VirtualBox VM Settings and selecting 'NAT' as the network adapter.

In the VirtualBox VM Settings, we open Settings > Network > Enable Network Adapter > Attached to: NAT. Let's create a Ubuntu 22.04 LTS virtual machine and setup the NAT networking mode:

However, it has some limitations, such as being invisible and unreachable from the outside Internet unless we set up port forwarding. NAT is the simplest way of accessing external networks from a virtual machine, making it the default networking mode in VirtualBox.

By understanding how bridged networking works and setting up our VMs correctly, we can create secure and isolated environments for testing and development.

Connect wifi kali linux virtualbox