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Old 08-10-2008   #4 (permalink)
Robert Comer


 
 

Re: VPC problems over AMD. Internet problems: bad request, error 4

>But since the VPC is using NAT, would there be a problem with the network
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>adaptor of the Host System?
That would be very likely given network problems in the VM.

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Bob Comer


On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:58:24 -0700, Jay
<Jay@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>
>Hi Bob.
>I was searching for a new network driver right now, but seems I have the
>only available one. This driver is very special, it's specific for the Acer
>notebook.
>
>But since the VPC is using NAT, would there be a problem with the network
>adaptor of the Host System?
>
>I can connect to the Internet perfectly with this Host system. I only have
>those IE webpage problems on the Guest system. And kinda random, sometimes
>only part of the page has problems, other times the whole page does not load.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>
>"Robert Comer" wrote:
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>> I haven't heard of the Turion's causing problems like this but there
>> is one other big difference between the two PC's, the network adaptor
>> driver -- make sure you have the latest update for the driver on your
>> new laptop would be the first thing I'd try.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine>
>>
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>>
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>> On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:18:01 -0700, Jay
>> <Jay@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>> >Hi there,
>> >
>> >I had a VM working in a Dell (intel cpu), with virtual pc 2004. Host:
>> >Windows XP SP2.
>> >All worked fine and the VM could access the internet over NAT.
>> >
>> >Then I got a secondary laptop, an Acer with a AMD Turion 64X2 cpu. Host:
>> >Windows XP Pro SP2 (and later SP3).
>> >Basically I'm using the same broadband modem to access the Internet and I'm
>> >using the safe defense mechanism: XP Firewall.
>> >
>> >Problem is: when I try to use the VM over the second laptop (the Acer),
>> >whether I use VPC 2004 or VPC 2007 SP1 (i tried both already, same results),
>> >I encounter serious problems to access the Internet via NAT.
>> >When i use the VM on the second laptop, sometimes it loads the web pages
>> >perfectly, but other times it doesn't load some images or some flash objects.
>> >Sometimes it doesn't load a page at all, and gives me an error 400.
>> >However, if I click on refresh, it usually refreshes and loads the page
>> >(even with some minor problems, like not loading some image inside the page).
>> >
>> >My question is: are there any problems with VPC and AMD Turion?
>> >I have the same Host OS, the same firewall, the same modem, the same virtual
>> >machine. Only the Host processor is different.
>> >And I can access the Internet, but I get random errors all the time, when I
>> >try to load some web pages over IE.
>> >
>> >i tried to search on google, on this newsgroup and cannot find anyone else
>> >complaining about a similar problem. I already tried to run VPC 2004, VPC
>> >2007, and I always have the same problem on the second laptop. The VM still
>> >works great on the first laptop (same Host OS, same modem, same way to
>> >network which is NAT). The only difference I can think about is the Host CPU.
>> >
>> >Any hints on this?
>>
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