Accessing a VM from the host over IP

You have configured the Virtual machine ethernet is configured for "Bridged" mode and you are not connected to a network. When accessing the virtual machine you realize that the VM does not get an IP address but you still want to access the VM over IP.

Solution:
Edit "Virtual Machine Settings"
Change Ethernet from "Bridged" to "Host Only"
The VM will get an IP.
Type ifconfig or ipconfig on the virtual machine.
You now have an ip address in range of 192.168.X.X