$Date: 2019-07-08 23:33:59 +0000 (Mon, 08 Jul 2019) $ VBoxManage-dhcpserver 1 VBoxManage-dhcpserver DHCP server management Oracle VM VirtualBox VBoxManage dhcpserver add --network=netname --interface=ifname --ip=dhcpd-address --netmask=mask --lower-ip=address --upper-ip=address --enable --disable --global --add-opt=dhcp-opt-no hex-string --vm=name|uuid --nic=1-N --add-opt=dhcp-opt-no hex-string VBoxManage dhcpserver modify --network=netname --interface=ifname --ip=dhcpd-address --netmask=mask --lower-ip=address --upper-ip=address --enable --disable --global --del-opt=dhcp-opt-no --add-opt=dhcp-opt-no hex-string --vm=name|uuid --nic=1-N --del-opt=dhcp-opt-no --add-opt=dhcp-opt-no hex-string VBoxManage dhcpserver remove --network=netname --interface=ifname VBoxManage dhcpserver restart --network=netname --interface=ifname VBoxManage dhcpserver findlease --network=netname --interface=ifname --mac-address=mac The dhcpserver commands enable you to control the DHCP server that is built into VirtualBox. You may find this useful when using internal or host-only networking. Theoretically, you can also enable it for a bridged network, but that may cause conflicts with other DHCP servers in your physical network. The subcommands of dhcpserver all operate on an internal network that can be identified via its name or in the host-only case via the host-only interface name: --network=netname The internal network name. This is the same as you would use as value to the VBoxManage modifyvm --intnet option when configuring a VM for internal networking. Or you see as VBoxNetworkName in the output from VBoxManage list intnets, VBoxManage list natnets, or VBoxManage list hostonlyifs. --interface=ifname The host only interface name. This would be same value as you would use for the VBoxManage modifyvm --hostonlyadapter option when configuring a VM to use a host-only network. The value can also be found in the Name row in VBoxManage list hostonlyifs. Adds a new DHCP server to a network or host-only interface. --ip=dhcpd-address The IP address the DHCP server should use. --netmask=mask The network mask. Typically 255.255.255.0. --lower-ip=address, --upper-ip=address The IP address range for the DHCP server to manage. This should not include the address of the DHCP server itself, but it must be in the same network as it is. The boundraries are inclusive, so both the lower and upper addresses will be handed out to clients. --enable, --disable Whether to enable the DHCP server or disable it. If not specified, the server will be created in disabled state and no IP addresses handed out. --global Set the option scope to global. Any subsequent --add-opt options will be apply to all the DHCP clients. --vm=vmname|uuid Set the option scope to the first NIC of the specified VM. Any subsequent -add-opt options will apply just to that interface, nothing else. --nic=1-N Set the option scope to a NIC other than first of the VM specified the in --vm. --add-opt=dhcp-opt-no hex-string Adds the specified DHCP option number (0-255) and value. The scope of the option is decided by the --vm and global options. This modifies an existing DHCP server configuration. It takes the same options as the add command with the addition of: --del-opt=dhcp-opt-no Counterpart to --add-opt that will cause the specified DHCP option number (0-255) to be deleted from the server settings. Like with --add-opt the scope of the deletion is governed by the --vm and global options. Removes the specified DHCP server. Restarts the specified DHCP server. The DHCP server must be running. Performs a lease database lookup. This is mainly for getting the IP address of a running VM. --mac-address=mac The MAC address to lookup in the lease database.