Virtualbox Guest lost internet access

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So I have been running Manjaro (XFCE) as a guest in virtual box for a few years (Manjaro Gnome host), in this setup I have a Host-only network setup in VirtualBox.
NB: libvirtd is not installed/used on host or guest.

In the VM’s settings this is selected as Adapter 1 and when enabled this allows host->guest network traffic (plus guest->host).

I then have Adapter 2 also enabled and the attached to field is NAT. This should provide the guest internet access.

However after updating Manjaro the other day (guest AND host - it was about 3 months worth of updates). Things broke…
When booting the VM it now has NO internet access and NO host network access.
If i disable Adapter 2 (NAT) and boot then I regain host->guest network access (but still have no internet).
If I disable Adapter 1 (Host-Only) (and re-enable Adapter 2) and then boot I lose guest->host network access as expected but now I still have NO internet access in the VM.

No matter what networking options I choose in the VM settings it seems I am unable to gain internet access at all and I am now completely stuck on how to resolve this. It would be greatly appreciated if anyone is able to provide any guidance on this issue!!!

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I’m not surprised.

Can you not simply recreate the VM?

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Me neither.

3 months is pushing it really, with a rolling release.

Got to expect issues to deal with; .pacnew files, for example (although probably not the cause here; still, it’s worth seeing if there actually is anything related, in this respect).

Worth noting that there was also an issue with VirtualBox in a recent update, so is this actually the latest version (which works for me)?