Ubuntu 12.04 host – Virtualbox 4.1.12 Guest=Windows 7 – Network will not connect
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Ubuntu 12.04 host – Virtualbox 4.1.12 Guest=Windows 7 – Network will not connect.
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 on an Acer Aspire 5742-7645 laptop with 4GB memory, Intel Core i3 processor, Intel HD Graphics, DVD drive, 802.1 b/g/n, and 500 GB HD.
I connect to my router via a wireless connection.
I have installed Virutalbox 4.1.12 from the Ubuntu Software Center and installed Guest additions 4.1.12 in the Windows 7 guest session.
I have Windows XP and Windows 7 installed as guests in Virtual box
The network settings are different for XP and 7 – see below.
Network Settings
XP guest = Adapter 1: PCnet-FAST III (NAT) - Network works perfectly and has worked well for several years.
Network Settings
Win 7 = Adapter 1: Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop (Bridged adapter, eth1)
Promiscuous Mode = allow all
Cable connected = checked
When I originally installed Windows 7, I tried NAT and the guest network would not connect.
Once I changed the setting to the above (Bridged) the Network worked perfectly. However, what I believe is after updates (not sure if it was an Ubuntu or Windows update) the guest network stopped working and I can not get it to connect.
Interfaces file content
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
Ifconfig yields
lou@lou-Aspire-5742:~$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 1c:75:08:09:f6:5c
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Interrupt:16
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 4c:0f:6e:7c:9f:01
inet addr:192.168.1.104 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::4e0f:6eff:fe7c:9f01/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:18095 errors:2 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:24344
TX packets:9281 errors:47 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:5301926 (5.3 MB) TX bytes:1441885 (1.4 MB)
Interrupt:17
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:3208 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:3208 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:294088 (294.0 KB) TX bytes:294088 (294.0 KB)
Ipconfig yields the following:
Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::38ba:dbca:a21d:c3d1%13
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.195.209
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Tunnel adapter isatap.{B292E440-679D-4FC5-8E34-77D6804669C8}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
I'm not sure what else to do. Can someone provide the troubleshooting steps to determine what the problem is and possible solution?