Error Message:
Failed to create the host network interface.
Result Code: E_FAIL (0x80004005)
Steps:
File > Preferences (Ctrl + G) > Network > Host-only Networks > Add host-only networks (Ins)
VB Version:
c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage.exe -v
4.3.4r91027
Further Investigation:
C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage.exe list hostonlyifs
C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>
C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage hostonlyif create
0%…
Progress state: E_FAIL
VBoxManage.exe: error: Failed to create the host-only adapter
VBoxManage.exe: error: Code E_FAIL (0x80004005) – Unspecified error (extended info not available)
VBoxManage.exe: error: Context: “int __cdecl handleCreate(struct HandlerArg *,int,int *)” at line 66 of file VBoxManageH
ostonly.cpp
C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>
Check Log
file:///C:/Users/FirewallEngineer/.VirtualBox/VirtualBox.xml
<DHCPServer networkName=”HostInterfaceNetworking-VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter” IPAddress=”192.168.56.100″ networkMask=”255.255.255.0″ lowerIP=”192.168.56.101″ upperIP=”192.168.56.254″ enabled=”1″/>
Discussion:
https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=59294
https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/12182#comment:15