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> "Ian Crisp" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > Hi All
> >
> > I have an issue in getting wireless networking going with hyper-v. I've
> > googled various suggestions and my favoured option was to setup a bridge
> > from
> > a 'virtual internal network' and the wireless nic. However, the guest o/s
> > always reports a duplicate ip address and disables its NIC.
> >
> > I am using DHCP and have tried it on two different networks (office and
> > home
> > which use different sub-nets so I cannot set static IPs - and as I wish to
> > access customer networks for demos etc - so again cannot use static IPs).
> >
> > Hardware: Dell XPS M1710 laptop
> > OS: Windows Server 2008 (configured to run in workstation mode) with SP1
> > and
> > patest pathes, including Hyper-V RM (Windows6.0-KB950050-x64)
> > Wireless NIC: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
> >
> > I wish to use the gues o/s for demos / development / testing etc so need
> > them to have network access and internet access. The guest o/s are all XP
> > Pro
> > (latest SP and patches).
> >
> > Last week I totally corrupted hyper-v by damaging its network configs so
> > have done a fresh O/s install over the last few days. (Note I didn't get
> > hyper-v and wireless working before then either)
> >
> > The wireless network works perfectly on the host and i have access to
> > everything I need - just not from any hyper-v guest.
> >
> > Any assistance greatly appreciated.
> > Ian
>
> That should work, but I have heard of other cases where DHCP from a
> server on the LAN doesn't work properly in the vms. It appears to be a
> problem with broadcasts not being transferred across the bridge (and DHCP
> depends on broadcasts).
>
> The only way to avoid that problem would be to run the vms in their own
> network and run a NAT router between that network an the wireless NIC. Your
> can then run static IPs on your virtual network.
>
> In the past I tried doing this on the host (ie running RRAS in the
> parent partition to link the wireless NIC to an internal virtual network)
> but that method has some problems. I now run the virtual machines in a
> private virtual network (ie no connection to the host) and route through a
> RRAS server (w2k3) running in a vm (one NIC in the virtual network and one
> in a network linked to the NIC in the host).
>
> If you want to run Active Directory this is really the best option (which
> is why I am running this way). You need to isolate your local network from
> the physical one (run local DNS and DHCP and IP subnet) but still have
> access to the physical network and the Internet.
>
>

> Hi All
>
> I have an issue in getting wireless networking going with hyper-v. I've
> googled various suggestions and my favoured option was to setup a bridge
> from
> a 'virtual internal network' and the wireless nic. However, the guest o/s
> always reports a duplicate ip address and disables its NIC.
>
> I am using DHCP and have tried it on two different networks (office and
> home
> which use different sub-nets so I cannot set static IPs - and as I wish to
> access customer networks for demos etc - so again cannot use static IPs).
>
> Hardware: Dell XPS M1710 laptop
> OS: Windows Server 2008 (configured to run in workstation mode) with SP1
> and
> patest pathes, including Hyper-V RM (Windows6.0-KB950050-x64)
> Wireless NIC: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
>
> I wish to use the gues o/s for demos / development / testing etc so need
> them to have network access and internet access. The guest o/s are all XP
> Pro
> (latest SP and patches).
>
> Last week I totally corrupted hyper-v by damaging its network configs so
> have done a fresh O/s install over the last few days. (Note I didn't get
> hyper-v and wireless working before then either)
>
> The wireless network works perfectly on the host and i have access to
> everything I need - just not from any hyper-v guest.
>
> Any assistance greatly appreciated.
> Ian