How do I get Internet on Guest using the wifi of the Host

CoffeyLover · Post by **CoffeyLover** » 9. Sep 2008, 16:11

Hey guys, I cannot seem to get internet to my Windows VM. I am using ubuntu 8.04 with Windows XP as my VM. I am a newbie so can someone please tell me how to get wireless internet onto my VM??? Thanks

Post by **Sasquatch** » 9. Sep 2008, 20:12

Set the Networking option to NAT and you have internet on the Guest. Be sure that the first DNS server on the Host is working correctly (for a simple house wifi connection, this will be only the router and will work just fine).

I will also remove your poll, as it doesn't have anything to do with your issue. I will also change the title, as per the Forum Posting Guide, you need a proper one.

CoffeyLover · Post by **CoffeyLover** » 10. Sep 2008, 01:27

Thanks, but I still don't have internet. Is there anything else I can do??

Post by **Sasquatch** » 10. Sep 2008, 09:55

Any firewall running? Can you access a website through IP address like Google on http://64.233.187.99? If you can, then there is a problem with your DNS setup.

CoffeyLover · Post by **CoffeyLover** » 10. Sep 2008, 16:17

Sasquatch wrote:Any firewall running? Can you access a website through IP address like Google on 64.233.187.99? If you can, then there is a problem with your DNS setup.

When I enter the IP address, it says "Address not valid." There is no firewall enabled.

Post by **Sasquatch** » 10. Sep 2008, 17:19

I made a small mistake with the post when creating the link, forgot the http:// part. But either way, if it does say that, someting isn't working right here. Are you sure you set everything correctly? Please post your full system config, Host and Guest (settings and all).

CoffeyLover · Post by **CoffeyLover** » 10. Sep 2008, 17:55

As you can probably tell, I am a complete newbie. Could you tell me how to get my full system config? Sorry.

Post by **Sasquatch** » 10. Sep 2008, 19:26

Make sure your Host has internet. Once that is working, set the VM with a NIC attached to NAT. Boot the VM and you should have internet. If you use the PCNet adapter and having problems, you can try the Intel/Pro1000MT adapter. Download the driver from the Intel site and use Shared Folders (after you have installed the Guest Additions and set that up) or a different method to get files in the Guest system from the Host to install the drivers.
That should be enough.

CoffeyLover · Post by **CoffeyLover** » 11. Sep 2008, 01:57

Sasquatch wrote:Make sure your Host has internet. Once that is working, set the VM with a NIC attached to NAT. Boot the VM and you should have internet. If you use the PCNet adapter and having problems, you can try the Intel/Pro1000MT adapter. Download the driver from the Intel site and use Shared Folders (after you have installed the Guest Additions and set that up) or a different method to get files in the Guest system from the Host to install the drivers.
That should be enough.

How do I get the driver onto my guest?

jpbrown · Post by **jpbrown** » 11. Sep 2008, 02:43

How do I get the driver onto my guest?

As Sasquatch mentions, you can try to set up a shared folder -- the user guide can walk you through that.

You could also transform it to an iso image with the right tools and load it in through the virtual CD drive. Or you could burn it to a CD and connect the physical CD drive to the vm. Or you could put it on a USB drive and connect the USB drive to the vm. So, there are a lot of ways you can get it to the guest.

You might try the Intel/Pro1000T adapter before all this. While the other adapters did not work for me with Win XP, the 1000T did since it is normally included with XP so you don't have to download it like the 1000MT. If you're lucky, it will work.

CoffeyLover · Post by **CoffeyLover** » 12. Sep 2008, 00:39

Thank you all for your help. I finally figureed out how to set up Shared Folders and downloaded the driver for the Intell Pro/1000 MT. My internet now works fine. Do you know how to set up USB. I tried, but I get the error message--

Could not load the Host USB Proxy Service (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND). The service might be not installed on the host computer.

Result Code:
0x80004005
Component:
Host
Interface:
IHost {81729c26-1aec-46f5-b7c0-cc7364738fdb}
Callee:
IMachine {31f7169f-14da-4c55-8cb6-a3665186e35e}

Any advice?

Post by **stefan.becker** » 12. Sep 2008, 17:47

Read the User Doc and the FAQ! for Installation of USBFS. This is declared step by step, so no rewritten is needed.