Problem with Network configuration (Wireless + Bridge)

[killerclems]

Hello,

I installed VB 2.2.0 over my 2.1.4 installation a few days ago, and configured the network for my Ubuntu 8.04 guest. NAT won't work (it can ping, i can resolve ips, i can see the paquets sent through my host firewall, but on Firefox, nothing, it says "loaded" without showing anything) so i was thinking of doing a bridged network.

So, on my XP host, i made the bridge between the VB Host interface and my own network (I'm logged on a router via a Wireless card, ip of the kind 192.168.0.x). When i do this, it works perfectly, i have my VB network working very fine, i can close VB and starting it again and it'll still work (On my guest, network recognized as 192.168.0.x too, getting the ip from the routeur).

BUT, if i reboot my XP host, the Wireless card won't log on the routeur anymore, and i can't access any network if i don't remove the bridge and repair the Wireless card connexion. Only then it'll log on back, and i can do a new bridge, that will work, but won't work again once i reboot...

I'd like to get this solved, but i don't see anything else... I've tried all. If i could at least get something with NAT, that'd be nice, but i'd prefer the bridge solution.

Thanks for any help !!

[Perryg]

Did you try installing VBox 2.2 again and telling it to repair the installation?

Edit: Don't forget to reboot after the install.

[killerclems]

Yeap, after my first install of 2.2.0, i had to repair it to get something to select in the Network options, the problem isn't here.

I can have network, everything works perfectly, but when i reboot my Xp host, it's like the bridge doesnt work anymore, my Wireless card can't log on the network that my routeur sends. My Wireless card is the network adapter i get Internet with on XP and that i share the connexion with on VB

[Sasquatch]

Check your router logs, it might block your VM if you have MAC filtering turned on.

[killerclems]

I don't have MAC filtering on : i had, unactivated it, and the problem is still there. Seems like the bridge doesnt redirect the paquets from the routeur to the Wireless adapter...

Btw, i don't even have to start VB to get the problem. It's as soon as i reboot my Host, my host connexion doesnt work anymore. And so the VB network. I have to remove the bridge and repair my host connexion to get the network back.

[killerclems]

Well well, some news today :

I totally removed all traces of the VirtualBox Host-Only Interface, then in Bridged Network, i selected my Wireless card, and started the machine, and WOHOO, i have network, DHCP worked perfecly and gave me a good adress.

I haven't tried to reboot my host yet to see if it keeps the changes, but i keep hoping !I'll give more news if needed


-> I rebooted and it still works, i set the ip manually on my guest just to be sure it keeps the good settings. Seems like the VB Host Interface is really buggy and messes a lot with the XP Tcp/ip layer...