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hello all..

I am new to virtual box.

On my host PC I manually configure my I.P settings..

I use the D-LINK router with TALKTALK. I disable DHCP and set my network adapter manually..

my settings are

i.p 192.168.1.69
sub net 255.255.255.0
def gateway 192.168.1.1

dns

8.8.8.8
4.2.2.4

I want to be able to connect to the internet from my guest XP pro installation.

I think the virtualbox default settings are for "automatic IP config" and this will not work...

my "NETWORK" adapter 1 setting in my guest xp pro is set to NAT / adapter type intel pro/1000 mt desktop, which should be OK if I understand correctly..


another virtualbox adapter will appear in my network settings with

ip 192.168.65.1
subnet 255.255.255.0
def gateway blank

dns
1) blank
2) blank

I have tried setting the default gateway to 192.168.1.1, the same as my host adapter but it throws up a warning and will not connect.. some thing like you can't have the same gateway on separate networks.. don't quote me on that... but along those lines..

Could someone possibly help at all.

One other thing is when starting the virtual machine, to get from the logon to the desktop takes an absolute eternity.. 15-20mins???

this is with win 8 and i5 3550 with virtualisation turned on in the bios and VT-x..

Once you eventually get to the desk top, it is really quick.. it's just getting there??

Any advice on this also please...

thank you..

More info which may be relevant, is I get two new additions to my network connections on my host machine..

local area connection
enabled
Virtualbox host-only Ethernet...

and..

Virtualbox host-only network
unidentified network
virtualbox host-only Ethernet

both have configurable settings..

same format..

192.168.x.1
255.255.255.0
blank


dns

blank
blank

where x is random number between 1 and 255. (different for each of the two new virtualbox devices)

thank you.

If you want the vm to connect directly to the router for Internet access, you will need to set the network setting of the NIC in the vm to bridged mode, not the default setting of NAT.

If you do not want or need the host only adapter, disable the adapter on the host (from the host OS).

thx, used bridged and it worked. changed the controller back to ide from sata-ahci and reduced the cpu count back to the default 1 (had it on 4) and the guest opens without delay also...

taken me a few good hours of trial and error to figure it out tho..

thx for the reply.

cheers