Windows 7 - Virtualbox host only adapter doesn't get an IP

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Published on 2012-11-12T12:13:20Z Indexed on 2012/11/13 11:07 UTC
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When I create a new host only network adapter, it will not set the IP address I assign to it. After I save the IP address & netmask it looks like it works (I see the Windows 7 User Account Control verification box), but the IP address doesn't get stored on the adapter.

I have tried adding/removing the adapter from within virtualbox and settings the values manually in the Windows aapter settings dialogue.

I am using a Windows 7 host.

Does anyone know why the settings don't get saved, or how to get more information?

C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage list hostonlyifs
Name:            VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter
GUID:            1721835e-e2c8-4f52-90fe-df7227ebe037
DHCP:            Disabled
IPAddress:       0.0.0.0
NetworkMask:     0.0.0.0
IPV6Address:
IPV6NetworkMaskPrefixLength: 0
HardwareAddress: 00:00:00:00:00:00
MediumType:      Unknown
Status:          Unknown
VBoxNetworkName: HostInterfaceNetworking-VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter

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