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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>

