Network issue installing XP on an iMac

[ylh]

Just installed 3.1.4 on a brand new iMac.
Loaded standard 64bit XP.
The network setting is defaulted to NAT.

But I cannot get internet to work. Tried other network options without success.

[Perryg]

Did you reboot after you installed VBox?
Post the exact network settings of the HOST IE eth, wlan, Etc. and from the host terminal/command windows VBoxManage showvminfo <VM Name> --details --machinereadable and post here. Replace <VM Name> with the actual name of the VM. Use "" if the name has a space in it.

Also you can post the guest log (as an attachment) as that would help as well.

[ylh]

Thanks for your help. See also attachments.

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Sun VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.1.4
(C) 2005-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All rights reserved.

name="XP64"
ostype="WindowsXP_64"
UUID="2aa0f827-9622-471e-ac82-6cca95a0bb40"
CfgFile="/Users/ylh/Library/VirtualBox/Machines/XP64/XP64.xml"
hardwareuuid="2aa0f827-9622-471e-ac82-6cca95a0bb40"
memory=192
vram=18
cpus=1
synthcpu="off"
bootmenu="messageandmenu"
boot1="dvd"
boot2="disk"
boot3="floppy"
boot4="none"
acpi="on"
ioapic="on"
pae="on"
biossystemtimeoffset=0
hwvirtex="on"
hwvirtexexcl="off"
nestedpaging="on"
vtxvpid="on"
VMState="running"
VMStateChangeTime="2010-03-06T16:09:32.923000000"
monitorcount=1
accelerate3d="off"
accelerate2dvideo="off"
teleporterenabled="off"
teleporterport=0
teleporteraddress=""
teleporterpassword=""
storagecontrollername0="IDE Controller"
storagecontrollertype0="PIIX4"
storagecontrollerinstance0="0"
storagecontrollermaxportcount0="2"
storagecontrollerportcount0="2"
storagecontrollername1="Floppy Controller"
storagecontrollertype1="I82078"
storagecontrollerinstance1="0"
storagecontrollermaxportcount1="1"
storagecontrollerportcount1="1"
"IDE Controller-0-0"="/Users/ylh/Library/VirtualBox/HardDisks/XP32.vdi"
"IDE Controller-ImageUUID-0-0"="bd007e6a-5313-405d-8d47-813c8cc8dba4"
"IDE Controller-0-1"="none"
"IDE Controller-1-0"="PIONEER DVD-RW DVRTS09"
"IDE Controller-ImageUUID-1-0"="00445644-522d-2057-2044-565254533039"
"IDE Controller-1-1"="none"
"Floppy Controller-0-0"="emptydrive"
"Floppy Controller-0-1"="none"
natnet1=""
macaddress1="08002724DF20"
cableconnected1="on"
nic1="nat"
nic2="none"
nic3="none"
nic4="none"
nic5="none"
nic6="none"
nic7="none"
nic8="none"
uart1="off"
uart2="off"
audio="coreaudio"
clipboard="bidirectional"
VideoMode="1152,864,32"
vrdp="off"
usb="on"
VRDPActiveConnection="off"
VRDPClients=0
GuestStatisticsUpdateInterval=0
StatGuestSample=0

[Perryg]

The VBox NAT adapter is seeing the connection (from the log)
00:00:04.550 NAT: adding domain name phub.net.cable.rogers.com to search list
Check for firewall issues.

[ylh]

I turned on internet sharing and turned off firewall on the iMac.

I don't what other changes I could make.

XP does not allow me to configure anything. see pic.

Anything else I can try?

[Perryg]

You don't want internet sharing turned on.

Open a command window in XP and type the following

ping yahoo.com

Then ping 72.30.2.43

tell me what happens in both.

[ylh]

I was trying to install a 64bit XP Pro. Apparently VirtualBox 2.0.0 is not compatible with XP 64 bit (I am using 3.1.4)
In the middle of installing XP Home to see how it goes. If no luck, I will do the "ping" and report back.

Will advise. Thanks.

[ylh]

XP Home installed without a hitch. Not my preferred platform.

Got back to the XP Pro (64 bit) slice. Ping yahoo.com says "Ping could not find host."

Ping 72.30.2.43 says "Destination not reachable".

[Perryg]

Open the device manager in Windows and see if it has a network adapter. Tell me what it is using.

[ylh]

2 screenshots
- one shows the network adapter from the XP Pro VirtualBox icon (bottom right)
- the other shows both the XP Home and XP Pro (64 bit) device map. Looks like I have a network adaptor for XP Home but not for XP Pro. (Not sure if I could run both slices simultaneously AND get networking on both)

BTW how would I secure the XP other than running MS's Firewall?

[ylh]

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[ylh]

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[ylh]

XP Pro version does not have network adaptor

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[Perryg]

OK we can only work on one of these at a time or it will get so confusing we will not know what we are talking about. Pick one and tell me which and we can continue.
The one that does not have an adapter may be due to the selection of the network adapter in the guest settings. Change it to the Intel pro/1000MT desktop or server (not sure which one XP has the drivers for).
Then let me know which one we are going to work on.

[ylh]

I made the change to the XP Pro slice, it worked! I now have internet connection.Thanks!

The XP Home version installed without a hitch, complete with internet connection. Yet the default Adapter is still PCnet-FAST III (NAT) (which didn't work for XP Pro)

Thanks - I guess it's one of those mysteries.