Can't network Virtual PC to host computer

[JC00]

I'm using Microsoft Virtual PC (no year included) 5.3.582.27 and I can't seem to network the host computer to the virtual pc. I've been trying a lot of different things on the network connection setup of the virtual pc but no LAN comes out. Actually nothing comes out after I click on the "finish" button on the new network setup. Help.

[gunrunnerjohn]

Are you using the shared NIC or NAT networking in VPC? I'd also suggest downloading VPC 2007, it has fixed a lot of issues over the VPC 2004 you currently have.

From the virtual PC session, let's see this:

Start, Run, CMD to open a command prompt:

Type the following command:

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.

[JC00]

I used NIC first then when it didn't work I used NAT. When both didn't work, I tried the other networking options. Unfortunately, all of them didn't work.

For some reason, I couldn't paste the results of the IPCONFIG outside the VPC so I just typed them out.

Here are the results of the VPC's IPCONFIG /all:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name: xtest
Primary Dns Suffix :
Modee Type: Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled: No
WINS Proxy Enabled: No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix
Description: Intel 21140 Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter <Generic>
Physical Address: (lan address. I didn't type it anymore)
Dhcp Enabled: Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled: Yes
IP Address: 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask: 0.0.0.0
IP Address: fe00:203:ffff:fe01:af3bx4
Default Gateway:
DHCP Server: 255.255.255.255
DNS Servers: fec0:0:0:ffff::1x1
fec0:0:0:ffff:2x1


Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

Connection-specific DNS Suffix:
Description: FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF
Dhcp enabled: No
IP Address: fe80:5445:5245:444fx5
Default Gateway:
Net IOS over Tcpip: disabled

[gunrunnerjohn]

Try setting it back to the shared NIC and let's see the IPCONFIG for that environment. Also, if you load the VM Extensions, you can create a shared folder as a network drive in your VM, so you can swap files back and forth easily.

[JC00]

I don't have the the shared NIC on this VPC for some reason. The only NIC that I have is the Broadcom Gigabit Internet option.

[EzyStvy]

You might want to consider enabling/installing NWLink NetIOS and making sure file and print sharing is enabled.

[gunrunnerjohn]

There is no reason to use another protocol, TCP/IP should do the job just fine.

[JC00]

I downloaded VPC 2007 and the network options were all the same:

Not Connected
Local only
Intel Pro Wireless 2200 BG Network...
Sierra Wireless EDGE Adapter
Shared Networking (NAT)

I doubt that I'm supposed to select "local only", wireless, much less "not connected". Tried the NAT but it still won't work.

[gunrunnerjohn]

Do you only have wireless connections on that machine? I confess to not having tried to network VPC with wireless connections, perhaps that's where the issue lies?

[JC00]

How can I make the networking to host appear on the drop down list on the settings of Virtual PC 2007?

[JC00]

Got the shared folders figured out. Went with that one instead. Problem solved.

[gunrunnerjohn]

There really is more than one way to skin a cat. :)