Cannot set up Bridged network adapter to MAC WIFI

[jeffla376]

Host OS - MacOS 10.7.5
Guest OS - Win7
VirtualBox version - 4.2.28 for MACOS

I need to use Bridged mode for networking instead of NAT becuase my Cisco VPN client will not work with NAT. I have not been able to figure out how to get bridged more working. In the Network config page of VirtualBox, I selected Bridged Adapter, Name: en1: Wi-Fi (AirPort), Adapter type: Intel Pro/1000 MT Desktop (82540EM), Promiscuous Mode: Allow All, MAC Address: 080027792CA4

I also tried Promiscuous Mode: Deny but no difference.

I assume the Adapter type is some sort of emulation so I didn't try to change it. I get the yellow bang on the network status in Windows.

Documentation implies that it should work, but it does not seem to work. I searched the forum and what I found seems to imply that it does not work with WIFI, but I couldn't find anything recent on this topic.

Thanks,

jeff

[noteirak]

Basically: it all depends on the hardware firmware, your drivers and the wifi AP. Try by setting a static IP in the guest and see if you get any kind of IP communication with a ping. If not, I'm afraid that's it.
The other choice you have is to have a USB Wifi dongle dedicated to the guest.

[loukingjr]

FWIW, the settings the OP mentioned are identical to any of my guests using bridged on any of my Macs. make sure Cable Connected is enabled of course. I haven't used OSX 10.7 in a very long time so I don't remember if it was problematic. I do remember some users with certain models of Macs had trouble with bridged. I wasn't one of them. Also some routers seemed to make a difference.