> 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.
>
>
> "Girija Acharya" <Girija (email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > 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
>
>

> Thanx Bill , I could finally get to connect to the internet through tthe VPC.
> Below are some of my findings .
>
> Connected using ,
> 1) Shared Networking
> 2) Using Loopback Adapter and ICS.
>
> However , after enabling Shared Networking on my VPC , I still had to
> manually set the IP address , Default Gateway & DNS Server information
>
> Default Gateway : 192.168.131.254 (for win 2003 server)
> DNS Server : the one assigned to the host by the ISP.
> & weirdly enough it worked only when the IP Address was in the range of
> (192.168.131.64 -192.168.131.190 ) (It was an accidental finding though :) .
> I copied the values for NAT as is from the doc
> (http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/1/3/E139FC49-B757-4E0D-BA6C-3DD04355166B/VPC_developmentanddebuggingwhitepaper.doc)
> and it worked ) .Though ,no where it has been specified that the IP has to
> fall in that range .
> [And for the last so many days i have been trying it with the ip
> 192.168.131.1 ]
>
> However , when I set the ip to one of the values in the said range , I was
> getting a warning message in the VPC "Windows System Error - A duplicate name
> exists on the network" . (My host and VM have different names ) .
>
> Though , I have got things working , those are few doubt's that are still
> lingering in my head :) .
>
> 2) Using Loopback adapter was quite a straightforward approach .
> ->Installed it on the Host
> -> Enabled ICS on my internet connection on the host.
> -> Configured Loopback adapter on my VPC
> I could connect to the web , access my VM from the host . However, it didn't
> work the other way round.i.e connecting the Host from the VM inspite of
> unblocking the firewall fro the VPC.
>
> Thanx Once Again :) .
>
>
> "Bill Grant" wrote:
>
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > "Girija Acharya" <Girija (email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> > news:(email address - cut out)...
> > > 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
> >
> >

> 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