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Hi,

I am running Virtualbox on an XP box. I have a Windows 7 VM which installed fine with no trouble. I have now installed 2008 standard server, and the os does not detect the network adapter. It is Intel 82566dc. I downloaded driver for 2008 from intel, installed it and was met with an error saying there is no adapter present. I shut down 2008 VM and go to network details in settings, where it is detect and connected?

Any ideas?

FIA

Use the Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop adapter. Win2k8 has this adapter native.

thanks for your reply. I downloaded the intel PRO/1000 MT desktop driver, which had the same filename as my previous download (PROWin32) but to no avail. Same message as before. I then went to add new harware wizard, selected Intel from 'select adapter' window and could only see the following adapters:

Intel(r) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network connection
Intel(r) PRO/Wireless 2915aBG Network connection
Intel(r) PRO/Wireless 3945abG Network connection
Intel(r) PRO/Wireless 3945BG Network connection

So it doesn't appear to be a native adapter on my system.

Not sure how to proceed apart from installing another network adapter in my server, which I really don't want to do.

Any ideas?

FIA

Where did you get the Windows 2008 server install from? If it is an official Windows install CD it will have the driver I indicated above.

We have a campus agreement and get all MS software. It is volume licence. I also have other flavours like Enterprise, etc I might try one of them.

What type of NIC is in the Guest Settings?

just had a thought, when I create new VM via wizard, there is no 2008 svr so I select 2003. I take it that does not matter?

Check the NIC type!

Bravo!

Did not think to click on the 'Advance' option. Changed the type and all is good.

Thank you for your valued assistance!