An error has occurred while trying to create a virtualbox host-only network interface

Source: https://support.genymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405183363601-An-error-has-occurred-while-trying-to-create-a-virtualbox-host-only-network-interface

Published: 2026-09-12

Keywords: VirtualBox, QEMU hypervisor, host-only network interface, Linux, macOS

Document ID: https://support.genymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405183363601-An-error-has-occurred-while-trying-to-create-a-virtualbox-host-only-network-interface#split1

An error has occurred while trying to create a virtualbox host-only network interface

The root cause and solution depends on the system you are using. Please select your operating system.

Linux & macOS

It is not recommended to use VirtualBox on Linux and macOS systems.

We strongly recommend using the QEMU hypervisor, which is now the default hypervisor, on Linux and macOS.

For more details, please refer to the on-line documentation.