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VBox 2.2.0 Bridged Network can't get IP from DHCP

Posted: 17. Apr 2009, 09:09
by heiguo
I duplicate the question again, the Bridged Network doesn't work at all, I am loooooooking for the DEV can help to upgrade to a new version soon.
I can't bear it anymore!!!
:evil: :twisted:

Re: VBox 2.2.0 Bridged Network can't get IP from DHCP

Posted: 17. Apr 2009, 13:53
by vbox4me2
Did you reinstall VBox with repair? do you have a DHCP server running?

Re: VBox 2.2.0 Bridged Network can't get IP from DHCP

Posted: 17. Apr 2009, 22:48
by Andreas17
I discovered the same problem. The new bridge mode of VirtualBox 2.2.0 seems not working under Windows XP Pro SP3.
It creates a new adapter "VirtualBox Host-Only Network" but this one finds no physical connection. Where is the other party?
I've build a bridge together with my nForce network ethernet adapter but without success.
When I set the network as NAT the settings are empty and it's not possible to access the internet from the guest system.

I go back to version 2.1.4 until the network of the new version 2.2.0 works fine as promised.

Re: VBox 2.2.0 Bridged Network can't get IP from DHCP

Posted: 17. Apr 2009, 22:57
by vbox4me2
Host only does what it says, only Host-Guest communication, NAT has a dhcp problem set Guest IP manually.

Re: VBox 2.2.0 Bridged Network can't get IP from DHCP

Posted: 18. Apr 2009, 00:03
by jcato77
I have a totally different problem with Bridged network, when I select Bridged network and then try to select my network card I'm not there are no network cards present. I'm able to NAT on the device just fine but I would like to bridge the device so I can get an IP and connect to the machine from outside the computer. The way I see it the new Bridge network settings don't work at all.

Re: VBox 2.2.0 Bridged Network can't get IP from DHCP

Posted: 18. Apr 2009, 10:16
by Andreas17
I did a second try but had deinstalled version 2.1.4 first and rebooted the PC. Then I've installed 2.2.0 again and the bridge mode was working successful.
Then I tried my Windows XP guest and discovered that the virtual network card was disabled during upgrade, I don't know why.
I had to activate the virtual network card in the guest and all was fine.

Re: VBox 2.2.0 Bridged Network can't get IP from DHCP

Posted: 18. Apr 2009, 11:24
by Niky
I don´t know if I have the same problem. VirtualBox-2.1.4-42893-Win_x86.msi was working fine; I was able to reach the Internet from inside virtualbox (Vista).
Upgrading to VirtualBox-2.2.0-45846-Win.exe; now I am NOT able to navegate. But other OS can, like Knoppix! So, it seems NOT to be an interface problem...
I rooled-back to 2.1.4, with some dificulties... (got to copy some old XML files from backup!) :oops:

Re: VBox 2.2.0 Bridged Network can't get IP from DHCP

Posted: 18. Apr 2009, 13:16
by Sasquatch
NAT DHCP issue is Windows Host/Guest only: http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3655

Re: VBox 2.2.0 Bridged Network can't get IP from DHCP

Posted: 21. Apr 2009, 03:42
by heiguo
NAT is working no problem at all, but I am requesting to get IP from DHCP that is MUST for Bridge!

any idea?

Re: VBox 2.2.0 Bridged Network can't get IP from DHCP

Posted: 21. Apr 2009, 07:47
by tge96
Sasquatch wrote:NAT DHCP issue is Windows Host/Guest only: http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3655
This suggested workaround worked perfect for me first time. (WinXP32 host / guest). Thank you very much!!!

The fix was to setup manually (Local Area Connection Properties | Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) | Properties)

IP 10.0.2.15, mask 255.255.255.0, gw 10.0.2.2, dns 10.0.2.3

Re: VBox 2.2.0 Bridged Network can't get IP from DHCP

Posted: 21. Apr 2009, 14:41
by Sasquatch
heiguo wrote:NAT is working no problem at all, but I am requesting to get IP from DHCP that is MUST for Bridge!

any idea?
Did you select the proper NIC?

Re: VBox 2.2.0 Bridged Network can't get IP from DHCP

Posted: 21. Apr 2009, 19:36
by Cougar_II
Hello everyone,

Everything was 100% using v2.1.4

I run Windows 7 ßeta (Host is Windows XP Pro SP3)

When I upgraded to v2.2.0, I also suffured from all the network issues listed on the forum.

I finally rolled back to v2.1.4 and everything is fine again.

But the issue I still have is this:

v2.2.0 seems to have installed a Bridged Network Adapter, called "Net" when detected, but XP never was able to find any drivers for this.
I pointed to \SUN\Drivers etc... just no where to be found :(

I did reboot, used "REPAIR" and still can't get this installed (NOR removed) from XP.

I still have a UNKNOWN DEVICE in my network adapter in Device Manager.

Any idea where I should point, or get XP drivers for this VB Adapter ?

I will wait for v2.2.1 or above to be released before I upgrade again !

Re: VBox 2.2.0 Bridged Network can't get IP from DHCP

Posted: 21. Apr 2009, 19:47
by Sasquatch
Cougar, that device is most likely the virtual NIC for Host-Only.

Re: VBox 2.2.0 Bridged Network can't get IP from DHCP

Posted: 21. Apr 2009, 19:49
by Cougar_II
Sasquatch wrote:Cougar, that device is most likely the virtual NIC for Host-Only.
Oh ya, that one !

But still doesn't solve my issue :evil:

It will probably auto fix itself when I upgrade again to v2.2.x (Next Build)

Re: VBox 2.2.0 Bridged Network can't get IP from DHCP

Posted: 21. Apr 2009, 19:53
by Sasquatch
You can't remove it from the device manager? If you really can't, then disable it.