RE: Basic Networking Problems

IanSmith

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Mar 6, 2008, 2:01:54 AM3/6/08

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> I am running VPC 2007 on Vista Business with XP SP2 in the VM. If I run the
> Intel NIC as my network connection, I can't see a thing, and get the default
> IP address. If I select NAT instead (intuitively wrong), I can access the
> Internet, but can't see my LAN and can't join the domain (can't see the DC).
> Can't see the DHCP server either, so have to configure static info.
>
> This seems pretty basic. Never encountered issues like this with VMWare. Any
> thoughts as to what I might be doing wrong?

Yes, as I stated, I didn't expect NAT was the answer, but I am grasping at straws here. Yes, I did try a static address in case DHCP was the culprit.

Right now, I have two NIC's configured in the VM. One the Intel emulator with a static address, and the other using the NAT connection. I can connect to the Internet, but any attempts to join the domain fails immediately saying it cannot find the DC.

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Bill Grant

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Mar 6, 2008, 5:10:02 PM3/6/08

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What domain are you trying to join? Where is the DC?

I really must ask why you have two NICs in the vm. What networks are
they connected to?

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Frank Hartmann at

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Mar 13, 2008, 11:21:01 AM3/13/08

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"Ian Smith" wrote:

> I am running VPC 2007 on Vista Business with XP SP2 in the VM. If I run the
> Intel NIC as my network connection, I can't see a thing, and get the default
> IP address. If I select NAT instead (intuitively wrong), I can access the
> Internet, but can't see my LAN and can't join the domain (can't see the DC).
> Can't see the DHCP server either, so have to configure static info.
>
> This seems pretty basic. Never encountered issues like this with VMWare. Any
> thoughts as to what I might be doing wrong?

Hi Ian,

I solved the problem:
Verify that you have version 12.4 of the Intel PROset driver installed on
the host system. Then install SP3 for XP on the VM (search for "XP Service
Pack 3" in MS Downloadcenter).

Regards Frank

Bill Grant

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Mar 13, 2008, 10:53:33 PM3/13/08

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Yes, that sort of problem is almost always a problem with the driver for
the NIC in the host OS. Virtual Machine Network Services has to interact
with the driver for the physical NIC to get the networking between virtual
and physical networks going.

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