[SOLVED] Suddenly lost internet connection

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marianit0
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[SOLVED] Suddenly lost internet connection

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I couldnt find the solution anywhere, so im posting this. Feel free to remove, edit, etc...(Sory about my english =P)

Problem:
You are using a NAT connection in your Windows Guest and suddenly you lost your connection.
-You can share files beetween Host and Guest.
-You CANT connect to internet ONLY with your guest (Windows)

Rason Why:
You probably are using a local dns cache (such as djbdns,dnsmasq..) So your first DNS is your localhost: 127.0.0.1
The problem is exactly that, your guest for some reason - that i dont know - cannot resolve DNS.

Solution:
In your Guest (Windows Xp)
Choose Start -> Control panel -> Network and Internet Connections -> Network Connections, select LAN, Ethernet (or similar) -> Properties -> in the first tab “General” click on TCP/IP -> Properties ->


Here you have to use yours DNS (here is an example using OpenDNS)
Preferred DNS server: 208.67.222.222
Alternate DNS server: 208.67.220.220

Thats all, it should work now..

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Problema:
Estas usando una conexion NAT en el Huesped (Windows) y de repente se perdio la conexión a internet.
Se pueden compartir archivos entre el host (Ubuntu en mi caso) y el guest.
El problema radica en que no se puede navegar en internet en el guest.

Motivo:
Problamente en algun momento instalaste un servidor dns local (como djbdns,dnsmasq, etc...). Por lo tanto en tus dns usas tu propia dirección local que es 127.0.0.1
Por alguna razón que desconozco, el Guest (Windows) no puede resolver los dns de esta forma.

Solución:
En El guest (Windows XP)
Inicio > Panel de Control > Conexiones de Red > Seleccionar la conexión > Propiedades, en la primer solapa "general", click en TCP/IP > Propiedades

Aca es necesario colocar los DNS de tu proveedor (aquí uso los de OpenDNS, podes probarlos si queres)
Servidor DNS Preferido: 208.67.222.222
Servidor DNS alternativo: 208.67.220.220
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