So, I've been taking a better look at VirtualBox's networking model. Turns out that the Vagrant's networking model was a direct consequence of VirtualBox's: if you take a look at VirtualBox's Networking Modes documentation, you'll see the only mode that provides full Host <-> VM, VM1 <-> VM2 and VM <-> Internet connectivity by using a single network interface is "Bridged".
That's probably the reason why Vagrant chose to use "NAT" mode for the default network interface, which provides VM <-> Internet connectivity, and only limited Host <-> VM connectivity, by using port forwarding to be able to SSH from the Host to the VM. So if you need additional full Host <-> VM and VM1 <-> VM2 connectivity, you'll need to add another network interface in "Host-only" mode.
So it looks like for fluff we're only left with being able to use "Bridged" mode, which comes with a few drawbacks:
- when you configure the VM network interface, you