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Hello,

I have multiple instances of Windows 7 running.

I have changed their I.P. to 172.16.0.11 / 12 / 13 with subnet mask 255.255.0.0
My network settings are Bridged Adapter
I have a custom homegroup name

When I try to share a folder, my network folder and network discovery show me the other physical computers I have on my LAN + that specific VMs shared folder, but I can't see the other two VMs

I've seen a few similar issues online and tried them to no avail. Is there something simple I'm missing on the windows work group side?

Thanks

Edit: Forgot to mention I also see the VBOXSVR folder, and I can't ping the various VMs with each other.

How are you sharing files? Do all accounts have usernames with passwords? Do the vms have file sharing enabled? Do they have any files shared?

I have no problems seeing shared files in Windows 7 guests.
Are the Win7 vms clones? Do the all have the same MAC address? If so, they cannot see each other on a network. Go to the settings and toggle the MAC address on the virtual NIC so they are all different. Also make sure you have modified their names from Control Panel>System so their names are also different.

BillG wrote: Are the Win7 vms clones? Do the all have the same MAC address? If so, they cannot see each other on a network. Go to the settings and toggle the MAC address on the virtual NIC so they are all different. Also make sure you have modified their names from Control Panel>System so their names are also different.

You nailed it with the clones / MAC address. I feel silly for overlooking such a simple detail.

Thanks for your help!