As a developer you want to ping and access the webserver on your virtual machine. This is a very simple solution to enable the bridge to the guest VM.
Requirements
- VirtualBox (latest version)
 - A guest operation system (e.g. Ubuntu)
 
Setup
- Shut down all running VM's
 - Right click on the VM > Change... > Network
 - Open Tab: Adapter 1
 - Enable the Adapter and select "NAT"
 
The next step is importand to make it work:
- Open Tab: Adapter 2
 - Enable the adapter and select: "Host-only Adapter"
 - Select Name: "VirtualBox Host-only Ethernet Adapter"
 - Click at "Extended"
 - Select the adapter: "Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop..."
 - Select the modus: "Allow all and host"
 - Click on "Ok" to save all settings.
 
Yes, you have to enable two adapters at the same time to make it work. Realy. You need a "NAT" and a "Host-only Adapter".
- Start the VM
 - Open the terminal (with Ctrl+Alt+T)
 - Enter: 
ifconfig - Now you should see a local IP addresse like: 
192.168.56.104 - The IP address is dynamic an can be different on your VM
 
Test
- Go back into your host machine
 - Open the command line: 
cmd - Ping the guest VM with the command: 
ping 192.168.56.104 - You should see the ping response
 - If you have a webserver installed on the guest VM then open 
http://192.168.56.104in your browser to the hosted website. 
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