Vista - Unable to connect to Internet through VPC (Guest OS : windows 2003

Hi ,

I'm facing a issue while configuring Shared Networking (NAT) for my VPC.I
basically want to access the web through my virtual PC.
I am using a standalone laptop & use it to connect directly to the web
either through broadband / dial up modem.

Below are the settings on my system & steps that I have followed (as per
suggestions on the web):

1)Host OS : Windows Vista .I have no proxies configured on the Host OS. And
its a stand alone laptop.
2)ICS is enabled on the Host for the connection accessing the net.
3)Guest OS : Windows 2003 Server , DHCP enabled .
4)Microsoft VPC 6.0 with shared Networking enabled.
5) I have configured static DNS server IP to 192.168.131.254 on my Virtual
PC. When I access a web page from my VPC , I get the error "Internet Explorer
cannot open Search Page" .

I also tried the below config for the Guest OS. But to no avail.

Default Gateway :192.168.131.254
DNS IP : same as that of the Host OS ,connection.
Guest IP :192.168.131.1

It seems that the Guest OS is able to send data , but unable to receive.
Is there any settings/configuration that I have missed out ?? I'm totally
lost.. Kindly guide.

TIA,
Girija

p.s: I'm not into networking , but i'm trying my best to get this working

You should not need to configure anything manually. If you set it to
Shared Networking (NAT) the vm should get the config it needs automatically.

A server OS does not work well as a NAT or ICS host, but changing the
DNS setting (as you have done) should solve the problem. What happens if you
do an nslookup of a public address like www.microsoft.com?

You should not run ICS on the host and use Shared Networking (NAT) on the
guest. Use one or the other, not both.


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