No Ethernet Driver for Windows 2008 HPC

[DrakeJameson]

I have Microsoft Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition installed, but it does not recognize the ethernet controller.
I've tried all sorts of things to make it work, but I don't really know what driver to look for to use in this situation.
I have run into the same situation for a Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 for it's motherboard and ethernet drivers.

Can anyone help me figure out how to get either of these servers to be network ready?
I need to get these going to complete an evaluation thesis for my final CSC course before graduating.

[BillG]

Server 2008 HPC in a vm? That's a bit like emulating a Formula 1 race car in a Camry.

What Ethernet card did you select? Server 2008 should have a driver for the Intel Pro/1000 (which is the default for 2008).

[DrakeJameson]

I only need the server to be able to setup a microsoft compute cluster for my thesis.
The problem is I don't know what to pick. There is no physical device I can use to find drivers for since it is all virtual.
When I tell windows to check automatically it says it can't find any drivers, which means it does not have a pre-loaded driver that virtual box can make use of.

[Perryg]

With the guest shut down (not saved) go to the guest settings for this VM and select the IntelPro /1000 MT Desktop for the adapter. Boot up the guest and it should then install the proper driver.
I have this setup and it does work native. No extra drivers to download.

[DrakeJameson]

it may have worked for you, but mine does not recognize itself as possessing any drivers for the IntelPro / 1000 MT Desktop adapter
I have now downloaded the executable driver package from Intel, but it says the platform or OS is not supported by the package

[brianez21]

Try using the PRO/1000 MT Server adapter - that works for me with Windows 2008 Server R2 x64.