> When there is no networkcable attached to the WinXP box the 2
> machines -cannot- 'see' eachother. When there -is- a networkcable attached
> to the WinXP box then -can-.
>
> I tried fiddling with the 'local only' setting of the VPC but I can not get
> it to work.
>
> Does anybody have any hints or tips on how to get this to work? I can't
> imagine this isn't possible at all...
>

> Thank you very much! It works like a charm!
>

> In article <uF#(email address - cut out)>, in the
> microsoft.public.virtualpc news group, Vince <(email address - cut out)>
> says...
>
>> When there is no networkcable attached to the WinXP box the 2
>> machines -cannot- 'see' eachother. When there -is- a networkcable
>> attached
>> to the WinXP box then -can-.
>
> This is fundamental to how VPC works. If you bind to the host's network
> card the virtual machines will have no connectivity if the cable is
> unplugged.
>
>>
>> I tried fiddling with the 'local only' setting of the VPC but I can not
>> get
>> it to work.
>
> Local only allows virtual machines on the same host to talk to one
> another, but not to the host itself.
>
>>
>> Does anybody have any hints or tips on how to get this to work? I can't
>> imagine this isn't possible at all...
>>
>
> When you're disconnected from the host's network, you need to use the
> loopback adapter. Install the loopback in the host, give it an IP
> address. Configure your virtual machine to use the host's loopback
> adapter and give it an IP in the same network.
>
> --
> Paul Adare - MVP Virtual Machines
> It all began with Adam. He was the first man to tell a joke--or a lie.
> How lucky Adam was. He knew when he said a good thing, nobody had said
> it before. Adam was not alone in the Garden of Eden, however, and does
> not deserve all the credit; much is due to Eve, the first woman, and
> Satan, the first consultant." - Mark Twain