This bug is also reported in upstream (https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/10864).
Pointing to the correct DNS server's IP address by editing /etc/resolv.conf solved this problem for me. ** Bug watch added: Virtualbox Trac #10864 http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/10864 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1048783 Title: network name lookups broken in NAT network adaptors To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox/+bug/1048783/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs