On Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:42:46 -0800, "Pete"
<pete@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:
>I've been trying to fix connectivity problems of VM's and still can't figure
>it out. It could just be simple but nothing comes close to resolving it.
>They all worked before. Here's my situation.
>
>-I use virtual pc 2007 with 3 hosts; w2k3r2, windowsxp pro and windows2000
>pro. Then installed Virtual Server SP1 hoping that it will resolve the
>problem.
>-They are connected to the LAN/internet using the host nic card. In the
>office, i have a docking station and another nic attached to an external
>internet for testing purposes. Both works before.
>-All VM's are getting ip's from the router as dhcp, or from a dhcp server in
>the office LAN. IP's and dns info acquired from DHCP are good.
>-Problem: VM's cannot even ping the router or any other machine on the same
>LAN.
>What's done so far;
>-unistall and reinstall virtual pc 2007. no go
>-remove the nic card from the virtual machine device manager. after reboot
>it reinstalls the nic card again. got an ip from dhcp but still no go.
>-tried using Shared Networking NAT adapter and that works. other adaptes not
>working.
>-maybe my virtual pc is corrupted, so i installed virtual server sp1 and
>that is also no go.
>-the host has no problem connecting to the internet from office or from
>home.
>
>Sugesstions are welcome.
>
>Thanks
>Pete
>
You say it works at the office. At home how are your VMs getting IP
addresses? Do you have a DHCP server, router, etc at home or are you
getting your IP directly from your ISP? If its the ISP then that's
likely the problem, most ISPs don't give you more than 1 IP.
Also, what NIC are you using at home, the same one as the office or a
different one? If it's a different one, you'd need to change that in
the VM's config so it's connected to an active NIC.
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Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/