No internet connectivity from Ubuntu guest
Posted: 2. Jul 2011, 17:42
I want to achieve internet connectivity from the guest operating system Ubuntu 10.04.2. on my pc using a wireless modem. I'm new and have read the user guide, but still can't quite achieve it.
The details are as follows:
Software
Host operating system: Windows 7 home premium
Guest operating system: Ubuntu 10.04.2
Virtualisation software: Oracle VM VirtualBox version r69518
Hardware:
Processor: Pentium (R) Dual-Core CPU E5400 @ 2.7 GHz
RAM: 4.00 Gb
Hard drive: 464.Gb
I have read and followed instructions on these pages
http://www.itwiredsolutions.com/blog/?p=49
and the instructions on this page
http://parithi.info/2011/02/how-to-inst ... alization/
I now have virtual box working.
I then followed these instructions to install Ubuntu 10.04.2 as the guest operating system using these instructions.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/13 ... albox.html
However these instructions don’t quite deal with the networking aspect in regard to my setup.
My internet setup.
I have a desktop computer, with network cards fitted, but there is no physical internet connection using the cables.
Internet access is achieved by using a wireless mobile broadband modem, that is configured in Windows 7 premium (the host operating system).
The modem details are as follows:
The modem uses a SIM card.
Make: Huawei
Model: E1762
Hardware vers: CD25TCPV
Firmware: 11.126.08.01.74
Application port: COM7
My internet service provider is called Optus.
When I connect through Windows 7 premium (the host operating system), the screen looks like this
When I try to connect from within the guest operating system, I can’t connect to the internet. (When I try to launch the browser Firefox, I get the message
"Firefox can’t find the server http://www.google.com.au”
“Problem loading page – Mozilla Firefox.”
(I can connect to google using the host system to that page without any problems.)
I then went back to the settings in Oracle VM VirtualBox.
Within VirtualBox I have checked
1) The network settings
2) The USB settings
NETWORK SETTINGS
The link below, contains a screen shot of the current network settings using virtualbox.
I left NAT as the default option (because I want the guest operating system to have internet connectivity). The question I have with this screen is that, I have a wireless modem (using a USB port), which I do use, but this is not listed in the advanced features. When I click the advanced button I get.
So how can I configure this correctly to show I use the wireless modem (Huawei E1762 )? I am not using any other adapters (and don't have the option to use them either)
USB SETTINGS
Do I need to configure anything further under USB settings within VirtualBox? What are the troubleshooting steps for internet connectivity using wireless modems? Is there a link to a page with instructions?
Do I need to install the modem drivers and installation files for Windows 7 into the guest operating system? I have been trying to do that, but it has failed. The files are present, but when I select the “Autorun program”. I get the following message.
“Error Autrorunning software can not find the autorun program.”
This was the case even when the icon for Autorun.exe was selected/highlighted.
I think I have included all the details I can think of. Is there anything I have left out? Thank you for your time.
The details are as follows:
Software
Host operating system: Windows 7 home premium
Guest operating system: Ubuntu 10.04.2
Virtualisation software: Oracle VM VirtualBox version r69518
Hardware:
Processor: Pentium (R) Dual-Core CPU E5400 @ 2.7 GHz
RAM: 4.00 Gb
Hard drive: 464.Gb
I have read and followed instructions on these pages
http://www.itwiredsolutions.com/blog/?p=49
and the instructions on this page
http://parithi.info/2011/02/how-to-inst ... alization/
I now have virtual box working.
I then followed these instructions to install Ubuntu 10.04.2 as the guest operating system using these instructions.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/13 ... albox.html
However these instructions don’t quite deal with the networking aspect in regard to my setup.
My internet setup.
I have a desktop computer, with network cards fitted, but there is no physical internet connection using the cables.
Internet access is achieved by using a wireless mobile broadband modem, that is configured in Windows 7 premium (the host operating system).
The modem details are as follows:
The modem uses a SIM card.
Make: Huawei
Model: E1762
Hardware vers: CD25TCPV
Firmware: 11.126.08.01.74
Application port: COM7
My internet service provider is called Optus.
When I connect through Windows 7 premium (the host operating system), the screen looks like this
When I try to connect from within the guest operating system, I can’t connect to the internet. (When I try to launch the browser Firefox, I get the message
"Firefox can’t find the server http://www.google.com.au”
“Problem loading page – Mozilla Firefox.”
(I can connect to google using the host system to that page without any problems.)
I then went back to the settings in Oracle VM VirtualBox.
Within VirtualBox I have checked
1) The network settings
2) The USB settings
NETWORK SETTINGS
The link below, contains a screen shot of the current network settings using virtualbox.
I left NAT as the default option (because I want the guest operating system to have internet connectivity). The question I have with this screen is that, I have a wireless modem (using a USB port), which I do use, but this is not listed in the advanced features. When I click the advanced button I get.
So how can I configure this correctly to show I use the wireless modem (Huawei E1762 )? I am not using any other adapters (and don't have the option to use them either)
USB SETTINGS
Do I need to configure anything further under USB settings within VirtualBox? What are the troubleshooting steps for internet connectivity using wireless modems? Is there a link to a page with instructions?
Do I need to install the modem drivers and installation files for Windows 7 into the guest operating system? I have been trying to do that, but it has failed. The files are present, but when I select the “Autorun program”. I get the following message.
“Error Autrorunning software can not find the autorun program.”
This was the case even when the icon for Autorun.exe was selected/highlighted.
I think I have included all the details I can think of. Is there anything I have left out? Thank you for your time.