>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
>

> On Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:42:46 -0800, "Pete"
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>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.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
> http://vpc.essjae.com/