VirtualBox - bridged adapter settings fail in Windows 7 host
- by pcampbell
Consider a Windows 7 host where the VirtualBox guest is configured to use Bridged Adapter.
An exception is raised when starting this guest machine:
Failed to open/create the internal network HostInterfaceNetworking (VERR_SUPDRV_COMPONENT_NOT_FOUND)
Result Code:
E_FAIL (0x80004005)
What resolution is there to this problem for Bridged Adapters in VirtualBox?
The solutions attempted:
changed Adapter Type to all available choices. No changes.
uninstall VirtualBox, reboot host, re-install VirtualBox. No change in behaviour.
edited the machine's .xml file, wiping out all <Network> <Adapter> nodes. Had VirtualBox re-create those nodes. No change.
Host Details
Oracle VirtualBox 3.2.4 (release 62467)
Windows 7 x86