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Mac Forum / Applications / Virtual PC / August 2006Unable to use internet from VPC-WIndows XP Professional
I'm running OSX 10.4.4 on an iBook G4. Installed VPC with warnings and errors of the type: (1) Startup Items Folder "/Library/Startup Items/" does not have proper security settings - I responded with "fix" option (2) An Item in teh startup Items folder ("/Library/StartupItems/VirutalPCOSServices") does not have proper security settings - using this may cause problems. If you trust it, click fix. I clicked "fix" Then VPC discs 1 and 2 went throught their motions, but when I launch VPC, I get the message "Virtual Switch Networking could not be started. Permission for the support files were set properly, but the virtual switch failed to load. Report to Microsoft, Code A1004. Virtual PC will run without Virtual Switch Network" In the end, VPC runs, Windows XP Pro starts, but I can't connect to internet from IE. I can connect from Safari. I checked the DNS & IP settings to ensure that they are set for "automatic". Also, when I check the LAN-status, it says its connected, with Transmit and receive numbers (very few receive numbers though compared to transmit) also show up. DHCP is enabled, IP, subnet mask, default gatway all have valid looking numbers, some even matching that of my windows laptop. How to fix ? -isaac What version are you running? Depending on how old your package is you maynot have the latest version which is 7.02. Check and get the upgrade if it is lower than this. Robin > I'm running OSX 10.4.4 on an iBook G4. Installed VPC with warnings and > errors of the type: [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > How to fix ? > -isaac Thanks for suggestion. I Downloaded 7.0.2(050607) from MS site. Rebooted Mac. But, While checking About VPC->Info(tab)-> Networking Kext: not loaded (interestingly the original 7.0 said that Networking Kext: loaded Virtual Switch: not loaded although the IE wasn't working and PC was set correctly to "Shared Network"). PC Settings (even now) are for Networking=Shared Networking (enabled). Somehow whatever is needed to share doesn't seem loaded. The DNS/IP entry are correctly shown set to automatic, and the IP,Subnet,Gateway etc show what seem to be legitimate numbers. No internet access from IE yet. -isaac Have you tried using virtual switch instead of shared networking? Also on the VPC have you tried doing an ipconfig /all to see if you are picking up an IP address? Robin > Thanks for suggestion. I Downloaded 7.0.2(050607) from MS site. > Rebooted Mac. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > No internet access from IE yet. > -isaac Virtural Switch Network could not be started is an error message I got when trying to install. Plus, README talks about VS problems while using wireless. Yes, I have legitimate IP address, subnet mask, default gateway etc as seen by running IPCONFIG /all. (Using Switched Networking-which is supposed to share the MAC's IP etc) Switching to Virtual Switch and rebooting gives message about "unable to initialize vitual switch". LAN icon from ControlPanel -> Network connectivity shows "limited or no connectivity". I still show an IP/DNS etc while doing an IPCONFIG/ALL in VS-mode. So, no IE connectivity to internet i either Shared mode or VS mode, but IP, DNS etc seem to exist in both cases. -isaac >Virtural Switch Network could not be started is an error message I got >when trying to install. Plus, README talks about VS problems while [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >IP, DNS etc seem to exist in both cases. >-isaac Do a quick search for MTU in this newsgroup. It's possible that is where your issue lies, since it sounds very much like previous posters. Are you able to ping any sites or addresses?  SignatureCheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/ "This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. You assume all risk for your use. I am not am employee of Microsoft." Hi everyone, MTU workaround resulted in each working MTU becoming inoperative on reboot. For example if 1450 worked now, and I set 1450 (decimal), then on reboot, 1450 would not work (returns: packets need to be fragmented, but DF set), and 1350 would work...and so on. So I called MS support. He found that typing a numeric IP address works, but only the www.sitename.extension doesn't work. Final solution was to set the following: START-> control panel -> network connections -> Local Area Connection (right click Propoerties) -> Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and manually set the following Preferred DNS server : 38.9.212.2 Alternate DNS server : 38.9.213.2 Now the IE works both wirelessly and wired (to my DSL modem). Thank you all for your responses and suggestions. I hope this may help someone else. Thanks again! -isaac > I'm running OSX 10.4.4 on an iBook G4. Installed VPC with warnings and > errors of the type: [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > How to fix ? > -isaac I have exactly the same problem as Isaac. Unfortunately, Isacc's fix (manually setting the preferred and alternate DNS servers) does not seem to work for me. Did you do anything else? Maybe I need different numbers for the DNS crap? Can you give any clue as to what your numbers are based on, Isaac??? God! I hate VPC -- What with all the time Microsoft expects its customers to spend fixing their bugs, I might as well go out and buy myself a REAL PC. Any help much appreciated. d. > > I'm running OSX 10.4.4 on an iBook G4. Installed VPC with warnings and > > errors of the type: [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > Posted via http://www.VirtualServerFaq.com - Brought to you by Business Information Technology Shop - http://www.bitshop.com You can't use Isaac's DNS server info. You have to use the DNS server info from your own ISP. > > > I'm running OSX 10.4.4 on an iBook G4. Installed VPC with warnings and > > > errors of the type: [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > You can't use Isaac's DNS server info. You have to use the DNS server > info from your own ISP. I too have been having the same problem as Isaac for months, even when I use the DNS server info from my own ISP. I have tried umpteen suggestions for fixing thisfrom this newsgroup, from scouring the Microsoft Tech sites, from the Web in general, other newsgroups etc. I have literally spent days on this, and have since given up on it. SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > > > > I'm running OSX 10.4.4 on an iBook G4. Installed VPC with warnings and > > > > errors of the type: [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] > -- > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com Why not call MS Support? They are the experts at this. VPC provides 2 free support incidents. Maybe you should use one. |
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