- Verified Windows firewall is disabled
- Verified that both host and guest are being configured via DHCP (ifconfig/ipconfig)
- Tried running wireshark on the host. I see a bunch of ARP requests coming from the guest and responses that apparently go unreceived as the requests keep coming with no ensuing application traffic (ICMP/ping)
- Installed various updates.
Can't connect between Windows XP host and Ubuntu guest
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steamer25
- Posts: 2
- Joined: 26. Apr 2011, 23:48
- Primary OS: MS Windows XP
- VBox Version: OSE other
- Guest OSses: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Can't connect between Windows XP host and Ubuntu guest
Ultimately, I'd like to run bridged network mode but I can't even get host-only to work. Any other troubleshooting/debugging steps I can take? Here's what I've tried:
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steamer25
- Posts: 2
- Joined: 26. Apr 2011, 23:48
- Primary OS: MS Windows XP
- VBox Version: OSE other
- Guest OSses: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Re: Can't connect between Windows XP host and Ubuntu guest
Hrm. Switching to Paravirtualized Network (virtio-net) Adapter Type (under settings | network adapters | adapter 1 | advanced, while the VM is off) fixed the problem.