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VirtualPC and wireless network adapter

Source: microsoft.public.virtualpc
Sent: 07/15/2008
From: "Gordon" <(email address - cut out)lid>
Message:

Installed VirtualPC with Windows XP Pro on a Toshiba Satellite L40 using
Vista Home Premium (yes I know MS says it's not supported but hey, it
works!) that connects to the LAN via a Realtek 8187b wireless card. I've
installed the XP driver for that device in XP but it doesn't "see" it and
hence I can't access updates, or anything else.
Is there something I've missed here?

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Re: VirtualPC and wireless network adapter

Sent: 07/15/2008
From: Steve Jain <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:34:14 +0100, "Gordon"
<(email address - cut out)lid> wrote:

VPC creates a virtual machine. All the hardware inside a virtual
machine is separate and different from that of the host. No VM will
have a wireless card. Your VM has an Intel 21140 NIC, regardless of
your host's actual card.
You can still access the internet via your wireless card, you would
select it from the Network settings for the VM. However, your network
must provide it with an IP and all the rest of the relevant
information. It's not a problem if you have a router on your home
network,but if your host is connecting directly to the Internet, you
may need to use the Shared Networking setting instead to connect to
the Internet.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I do not work for Microsoft.

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>Installed VirtualPC with Windows XP Pro on a Toshiba Satellite L40 using
>Vista Home Premium (yes I know MS says it's not supported but hey, it
>works!) that connects to the LAN via a Realtek 8187b wireless card. I've
>installed the XP driver for that device in XP but it doesn't "see" it and
>hence I can't access updates, or anything else.
>Is there something I've missed here?

Re: VirtualPC and wireless network adapter

Sent: 07/15/2008
From: Steve Jain <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:47:37 +0100, "Gordon"
<(email address - cut out)lid> wrote:

Try this:
http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2005/01/17/354971.aspx

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I do not work for Microsoft.

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>"Gordon" <(email address - cut out)lid> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>> "Steve Jain" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> You can still access the internet via your wireless card, you would
>>> select it from the Network settings for the VM.
>>
>> I've just seen that in Settings-Network there should be FOUR drop-down
>> options for each virtual network device, the fourth being "Network adapter
>> on physical computer". If I go to Settings-Networking, that option is not
>> there. I only have THREE options - not connected, local and shared.
>
>
>OK I fixed this by going to the properties of the network connection and
>checking the box against Virtual Network driver.
>Now when I fire up the VM I get this:
>
>The network adapter with address "00:00:00:00:00:00" of virtual machine
>"Windows XP" failed to initialize because the address is a null address.
>
>How do I fix this?

Re: VirtualPC and wireless network adapter

Sent: 07/15/2008
From: Steve Jain <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:38:53 +0100, "Gordon"
<(email address - cut out)lid> wrote:

It is the alpha-numeric value listed in the NetCfgInstanceId key data
field.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I do not work for Microsoft.

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>"Steve Jain" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>>
>> Try this:
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2005/01/17/354971.aspx
>>
>
>Looking at this now, what is the "GUID" value of the key?

Re: VirtualPC and wireless network adapter

Sent: 07/15/2008
From: "Gordon" <(email address - cut out)lid>
Message:

"Steve Jain" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

this is the bit I am struggling with - I can't see any setting anywhere
where I can select the Wireless adapter.
When I open Virtual PC Console I get a message telling me about the virtual
network adapters and giving the following instruction:
"To fix this problem, re-enable the Virtual Machine Network Services driver
on one or more ethernet adapters or reinstall Virtual PC."

So how do I re-enable the VM Network services driver? Is this something I do
on the host, or is it within VM itself?

I have a router, so that's not a problem!

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> VPC creates a virtual machine. All the hardware inside a virtual
> machine is separate and different from that of the host. No VM will
> have a wireless card. Your VM has an Intel 21140 NIC, regardless of
> your host's actual card.
> You can still access the internet via your wireless card, you would
> select it from the Network settings for the VM.
> However, your network
> must provide it with an IP and all the rest of the relevant
> information. It's not a problem if you have a router on your home
> network,

Re: VirtualPC and wireless network adapter

Sent: 07/15/2008
From: "Gordon" <(email address - cut out)lid>
Message:

"Steve Jain" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

I've just seen that in Settings-Network there should be FOUR drop-down
options for each virtual network device, the fourth being "Network adapter
on physical computer". If I go to Settings-Networking, that option is not
there. I only have THREE options - not connected, local and shared.

Show quoted text

> You can still access the internet via your wireless card, you would
> select it from the Network settings for the VM.

Re: VirtualPC and wireless network adapter

Sent: 07/15/2008
From: "Gordon" <(email address - cut out)lid>
Message:

"Gordon" <(email address - cut out)lid> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

OK I fixed this by going to the properties of the network connection and
checking the box against Virtual Network driver.
Now when I fire up the VM I get this:

The network adapter with address "00:00:00:00:00:00" of virtual machine
"Windows XP" failed to initialize because the address is a null address.

How do I fix this?

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> "Steve Jain" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> You can still access the internet via your wireless card, you would
>> select it from the Network settings for the VM.
>
> I've just seen that in Settings-Network there should be FOUR drop-down
> options for each virtual network device, the fourth being "Network adapter
> on physical computer". If I go to Settings-Networking, that option is not
> there. I only have THREE options - not connected, local and shared.

Re: VirtualPC and wireless network adapter

Sent: 07/15/2008
From: "Gordon" <(email address - cut out)lid>
Message:

"Steve Jain" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

Looking at this now, what is the "GUID" value of the key?

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>
> Try this:
> http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2005/01/17/354971.aspx
>

Re: VirtualPC and wireless network adapter

Sent: 07/15/2008
From: Bo Berglund <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:34:15 +0100, "Gordon"
<(email address - cut out)lid> wrote:

Then you might need to update the network card driver on your host
machine for that card. It is common that the drivers do not work well
with VPC until some time has passed and the makers of the hardware
have updated their drivers.

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>"Steve Jain" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>> You can still access the internet via your wireless card, you would
>> select it from the Network settings for the VM.
>
>I've just seen that in Settings-Network there should be FOUR drop-down
>options for each virtual network device, the fourth being "Network adapter
>on physical computer". If I go to Settings-Networking, that option is not
>there. I only have THREE options - not connected, local and shared.

Re: VirtualPC and wireless network adapter

Sent: 07/15/2008
From: Steve Jain <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:39:05 +0100, "Gordon"
<(email address - cut out)lid> wrote:

Good to know!! Normally, it's not the hard to get up and running.
Usually its a straight install and your done with the VPC part.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I do not work for Microsoft.

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>"Steve Jain" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:38:53 +0100, "Gordon"
>> <(email address - cut out)lid> wrote:
>>
>>>"Steve Jain" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>>news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>>
>>>> Try this:
>>>> http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2005/01/17/354971.aspx
>>>>
>>>
>>>Looking at this now, what is the "GUID" value of the key?
>>
>> It is the alpha-numeric value listed in the NetCfgInstanceId key data
>> field.
>>
>
>Bingo! Many thanks for your help - all is now up and running!

Re: VirtualPC and wireless network adapter

Sent: 07/16/2008
From: Paul Adare - MVP <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:05:04 +0100, Gordon wrote:

No, the error you're getting is related to the hardware in the host and has
nothing at all to do with the host OS.

--
Paul Adare
MVP - Identity Lifecycle Manager
http://www.identit.ca
You know it is going to be a bad day when you forget your new password.

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> Maybe because I'm running on an "unsupported" host OS? (Vista Home
> Premium...) ;-)

Re: VirtualPC and wireless network adapter

Sent: 07/16/2008
From: "Gordon" <(email address - cut out)lid>
Message:

"Steve Jain" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

Thanks. I thought that was it, but just needed to check...

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> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:38:53 +0100, "Gordon"
> <(email address - cut out)lid> wrote:
>
>>"Steve Jain" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>
>>> Try this:
>>> http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2005/01/17/354971.aspx
>>>
>>
>>Looking at this now, what is the "GUID" value of the key?
>
> It is the alpha-numeric value listed in the NetCfgInstanceId key data
> field.
>

Re: VirtualPC and wireless network adapter

Sent: 07/16/2008
From: "Gordon" <(email address - cut out)lid>
Message:

"Steve Jain" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

Bingo! Many thanks for your help - all is now up and running!

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Re: VirtualPC and wireless network adapter

Sent: 07/16/2008
From: "Gordon" <(email address - cut out)lid>
Message:

"Steve Jain" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

Maybe because I'm running on an "unsupported" host OS? (Vista Home
Premium...) ;-)

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> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:39:05 +0100, "Gordon"
> <(email address - cut out)lid> wrote:
>
>>"Steve Jain" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:38:53 +0100, "Gordon"
>>> <(email address - cut out)lid> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Steve Jain" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>>>news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>>>
>>>>> Try this:
>>>>> http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2005/01/17/354971.aspx
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Looking at this now, what is the "GUID" value of the key?
>>>
>>> It is the alpha-numeric value listed in the NetCfgInstanceId key data
>>> field.
>>>
>>
>>Bingo! Many thanks for your help - all is now up and running!
>
> Good to know!! Normally, it's not the hard to get up and running.
> Usually its a straight install and your done with the VPC part.
>

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