Thanks, I should have read more on the Loopback Adapter my bad. Thanks for
the help.
"Bill Grant" wrote:
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> "Ghauler" <Ghauler@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:67B620BA-4E23-4EDE-9267-C3CC6665DDCB@xxxxxx Quote:
> > I'm running Vista Ultimate with SP2 and I have installed VPC 2007. I have
> > created Virtuals of XP Pro SP3 as well as Windows Home Server. Both seam
> > to
> > use the Nat Sharing settings for Networking fine to access my existing
> > network connection to the internet on my Vista OS. I then decided to
> > install
> > Server 2008 Enterprise to do some testing. Had a really hard time with
> > Activation Code to start with as there was no connection to the internet.
> > I
> > ended up using the automated phone activation center to activate the
> > license.
> > But still having trouble getting the NAT SHARED Connection setting to
> > work.
> > Any help here?
> >
> > I also wanted to have the XP Pro Virtual work with the Server 2008
> > Virtual
> > and have them talk to each other. I have 2 virtual ports set up on the
> > Server
> > 2008. One is set to NAT Shared and other to local. I understand for them
> > to
> > talk to each other that the Local setting is what I would need as well as
> > having them on the same subnet.
> >
> > My Ultimate desired result is:
> > Both Virtuals to be able to access internet and talk to each other as
> > well.
> > Any one know how to make this happen?
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> If you want that sort of setup, you can't use Shared Networking (NAT).
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> You need to put the vms in their own network. How you do that really
> depends on how the host machine is networked. If your host machine is
> connected to a home network, you can use the the default network setup. Your
> vms then all look like additional machines on the home network. They access
> the Internet in the same way as the host does. Or you can put all the vms in
> Local Only and run a NAT router (in a vm) between the local virtual network
> and the physical network.
>
> If your host is a standalone machine, it is a bit harder. You need some
> way to route between the Internet and the vms. You will probably need to
> install a Microsoft Loopback Adapter and link your vms to a virtual network
> linked to the MLA and route through the host.
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