Virtual Box Crashing Windows Network Interfaces on Host

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TechnoReaper
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Virtual Box Crashing Windows Network Interfaces on Host

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I'm having issues whenever I open the VirtualBox application on my host system ( Windows Vista SP1 ). Specifically, my wireless network connection is dropped, and when I try to open network and sharing configuration, these windows lock up and become unresponsive. To fix it, I have to go to device manager to disable, then re-enable the network interface, but sometimes this doesn't work and the network interface disappears from my installed devices altogether. The only way to recover from my stalled state is to reboot my system. Anybody having similar issues? Thanks. :?:
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Post by Sasquatch »

You might want to disable the VB HIF driver on your interfaces. Do this if you don't use the Host Interface functionality, but use NAT instead.
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TechnoReaper
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I tried that.

Post by TechnoReaper »

Yeah, I tried disabling my HIF drivers already, but that didn't help... Thanks.
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