Alright so I’m having issues being able to ping any box. I can connect through the VPN, the sequence initializes but I’m unable to touch any box. I am using the lab connection pack and HTB says I am connected. What I think it is, is a network issue. I am running a bridged adapter on virtualbox. Now networking is not me forte so I apologize if this is no where near correct but is it possible the pings are sent the box but when they return are getting picked up by the host instead of the VM? and if so does anyone have any fixes or just general advice on this.
@HireMe773 said:
Alright so I’m having issues being able to ping any box. I can connect through the VPN, the sequence initializes but I’m unable to touch any box. I am using the lab connection pack and HTB says I am connected. What I think it is, is a network issue. I am running a bridged adapter on virtualbox. Now networking is not me forte so I apologize if this is no where near correct but is it possible the pings are sent the box but when they return are getting picked up by the host instead of the VM? and if so does anyone have any fixes or just general advice on this.
This is one of those situations where more specific data is definitely better.
Are you a VIP/VIP+ user? If so, you need to spawn a box before you can access it.
Are you using the correct connection pack? (There are several, if you use a starting point one, you cant access normal boxes etc).
When you run ifconfig, what IP address is given to your VPN connection (normal tun0)?
Check the access page (Login :: Hack The Box :: Penetration Testing Labs) and see if it says you are connected to the connection you think you should be on.
Ping isn’t a great network tool, it’s really just there to see if a server is up - you don’t get much useful information from it.
Once you’ve been through all the other steps, run traceroute (or tracert on windows) to the server you are trying to connect to - this will help identify where the problem is.
Thanks for the ideas but I got it, it was a stupid issue. After switching to Bridge it is a good idea to give the host a nice little reset.