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Hello everybody,

this is my first post, but maybe I can contribute in the future. I use Linux most of the time, but I have some applications for which I need Windows (7), but I like to keep the system as clean and long-lasting as possible, so I'd like to have a virtual machine for browsing with exclusive access to the Internet. For that i chose bridged networking in VirtualBox, and unchecked the IPv4 and IPv6 protocol in the hosts network adapter (Realtek blabla Controller). The VirtualBox NDIS6 Bridged Networking Driver is checked.

This does work, but I always have to activate the IP-Protocol, start the VM, and then I can deactivate it again. If I try to boot the guest with deactivated IP I get an error from VirtualBox, that the network interface is not valid. Is there a solution?

Thanks

Try switching to the NDIS5 driver:

User Manual wrote: The user is able to choose between NDIS5 and NDIS6 host network filters drivers during the installation. This is realized via a command line parameter NETWORKTYPE. The NDIS6 driver is default for Windows Vista and later. For older Windows versions, the installer will automatically select the NDIS5 driver and this cannot be changed. For Windows Vista and later the user can force to install the (legacy) NDIS5 host network filter driver using NETWORKTYPE=NDIS5. For example, to install the NDIS5 driver on Windows 7, do

VirtualBox.exe -msiparams NETWORKTYPE=NDIS5

If it doesn't help, please read Minimum information needed for assistance and provide as a zipped attachment the VM log file and the guest settings.