Networking Issues

[burkett8303]

I am having an issue with internet access using v.2.2.2. I have also run into the same issue with MS VPC 2007 and VS 2005. I am running Vista Business SP1 on a Dell Vostro 1400 notebook, and network is AT&T U-Verse using a 2Wire 3800 Gateway. I have tried every available option for networking, but I am only able to gain local network access and internet access is not available to the VM when using my internal wireless card. I am able to gain both when I plug in thru the hardwire NIC. The guest OS VM is getting an IP address from the 2Wire router when connecting with either host interface. I have called AT&T's tech support twice regarding the issue, but they were not able to assist. I did not run into this issue until I changed routers when upgrading from DSL to U-Verse. If anyone has any suggestions on how to resolve this, it would be greatly appreciated.

[Perryg]

Try reinstalling VirtualBox and select repair. Sometimes VirtualBox does not install completely the first time. Also when you reinstall right click on the install file and select run as administer.

[burkett8303]

Tried the repair option and also reinstall as admin...neither has corrected the issue. I do have the same type of issue when using VPC2007 and VS2005. The only change has been switching from standard DSL with a Ativa (Office Depot) 802.11G router to the 2Wire 3800 Wireless Gateway supplied by AT&T with the U-Verse installation. The encryption is also different. I used 128-bit WEP on the Ativa, and the 2Wire uses WPA-PSK. Both routers have firewalls, and the VM's have either the Windows Defender or Live OneCare firewalls active.

[vbox4me2]

supplied by AT&T with the U-Verse installation.

Additional software for wifi?? it might conflict with VBox drivers.

[burkett8303]

The VM shows the network connect as a hardline NIC regardless of the connection method on the host OS (hardline or WiFi). I did just install Ubuntu 8.10 as a guest, and it is working fine with both local and internet access. The default setting is PCnet-FAST III (NAT). The Windows guests were created using VPC2007 originally, so I am going to try a Windows VM install withing VB to see if that may correct the issue.

[burkett8303]

Okay, I built a new Guest VM with the Windows 7 Demo Toolkit and it was able to access both local and the internet using the default Intel NIC while my Host Laptop was using the internal wireless card. I used NAT, and everything is working perfectly. So, it must be how VPC2007 emmulates the hardwire NIC and how my home network reads it that is causing the conflict. I suspect it may be the encryption on the 2Wire gateway (WPA-PSK) that is causing the issue, but VBox has resolved the issue.

Just an observation, but VBox is considerbly faster and more scalable that either VPC2007 or VS2005.