Difference between NAT, Host-Only, Bridge - Networking Adapters - NIC

NIC /Network Adapter - Network Interface Card

A device can have many IP Addresses or Network Interface Cards or Network Adapters

A computer can be part of many networks

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• Host-Only: The VM will be assigned one IP, but it's only accessible by the box VM is running on. No other computers can access it.

• NAT: Just like your home network with a wireless router, the VM will be assigned in a separate subnet, like 192.168.6.1 is your host computer, and VM is 192.168.6.3, then your VM can access outside network like your host, but no outside access to your VM directly, it's protected.

• Bridged: Your VM will be in the same network as your host, if your host IP is 172.16.120.45 then your VM will be like 172.16.120.50. It can be accessed by all computers in your host network.