>Hello everybody,
>
>I have just started using Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 SP1 a couple of days
>ago, but please could some body tell me how to set it up so that I can
>network all of my virtual machines together with the host (so every VPC is
>accessable from each other and from the host, and all VPCs can access the
>host), and so that the internet (running on the host) can be shared across
>all VPCs?
>
>VPCs - (Microsoft Windows) 98, ME, 2000 Professional and XP Home SP2.
>Host PC - (Microsoft Windows) 2000 Professional.
>
>Many Thanks,
>Karl.

> This really depends on how and if your network setup works. If you're
> using DHCP to get IP addresses from a router or similar, you simply
> select the host's NIC in each VM's network and then each VM should get
> an IP address and be accessible on your network.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
> http://vpc.essjae.com/
> I do not work for Microsoft.

> The only way to get that working would be install the Microsoft Loopback
> Adapter on the host machine. You would then set up ICS (Internet Connection
> Sharing) on the host, selecting the Speedtouch as the connection to be
> shared and the loopback adapter as the private interface.
>
> You would then use the loopback adapter option for the NICs in the
> virtual machines. When they boot up, they will get their network config from
> ICS.
>
> This is the standard setup to allow a local private network to share
> an Internet connection. Just follow the standard procedure for setting up
> ICS. The fact that you are using virtual machines and a virtual network does
> not change the way ICS works.

> I am so sorry to be such a pain, but I have installed the Microsoft loopback
> Adapter on W2K (host) and tried to configure ICS on the host and one of my
> guests (XP, and NOT ME, 98 or 2K) but am struggling on what I have to do
> here! How do you configure ICS on W2K? Could you please explain what I have
> to do and where simpily? This is a real pain!
>
> Thanks,
> Karl.
>
>
> "Bill Grant" wrote:
>
> > The only way to get that working would be install the Microsoft Loopback
> > Adapter on the host machine. You would then set up ICS (Internet Connection
> > Sharing) on the host, selecting the Speedtouch as the connection to be
> > shared and the loopback adapter as the private interface.
> >
> > You would then use the loopback adapter option for the NICs in the
> > virtual machines. When they boot up, they will get their network config from
> > ICS.
> >
> > This is the standard setup to allow a local private network to share
> > an Internet connection. Just follow the standard procedure for setting up
> > ICS. The fact that you are using virtual machines and a virtual network does
> > not change the way ICS works.

> Karl,
> Your best bet is to buy a cheap router and put it between that modem and
> your pc. Let the router handle the dhcp and the Nating. Seriously go to
> staples or Best buy and pick up a cheap router. You can probably get one for
> 40 bucks. This will let all the os's play peacefully. Anyone have a better
> idea?? I think the 40 dollar solution is alot better than making this person
> deal with the headaches of configing.

> Hi Steve,
>
> DHCP and NIC are two of the many abbreviations that I am unfamiliar
> with. All I know is that I want to use a network through the VPCs
> virtually, and that my internet runs on the Host PC (W2K SP4) through
> a USB SpeedTouch modem with Orange Broadband (1 Meg). I have
> previously had this internet working on all VPCs (thats 98, ME, 2K
> and XP), but now it only works on Win2K. All of them use the "Shared
> Networking (NAT)" option and that has not changed, but the internet
> just no longer works on those 3 OSes. Please can someone help me to
> get it back and to network them! (Just so you know, I have never
> created a network before in my life!)
>
> Many Thanks,
> Karl.
>
>
> "Steve Jain" wrote:
>
>> This really depends on how and if your network setup works. If
>> you're using DHCP to get IP addresses from a router or similar, you
>> simply select the host's NIC in each VM's network and then each VM
>> should get an IP address and be accessible on your network.
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
>> http://vpc.essjae.com/
>> I do not work for Microsoft.

> Thanks for your suggestion but I don't really want to have to spend any more
> money on my computer right now. Are there no wizards I can just run on the
> host and all of the guests to make them connect to each other? The icon in
> the system tray shows that there is an active connection on all OSes, but the
> internet just wont work on the guests at the moment. Why would it just stop
> working anyway? It was fine until it suddenly stopped.
>
> Thanks,
> Karl.
> P.S. W2K as a guest no longer has working internet for some reason, and what
> should "Adapter 1" be set to in the VPC's settings?
>
> "Jeff Aguiar" wrote:
>
> > Karl,
> > Your best bet is to buy a cheap router and put it between that modem and
> > your pc. Let the router handle the dhcp and the Nating. Seriously go to
> > staples or Best buy and pick up a cheap router. You can probably get one for
> > 40 bucks. This will let all the os's play peacefully. Anyone have a better
> > idea?? I think the 40 dollar solution is alot better than making this person
> > deal with the headaches of configing.

> Well you could try switching from that usb connection to an ethernet
> connection. That would be a lot easier to work with on all the guests. I
> don't know if your pc has an ethernet connection though. I have not run into
> any wizards as of yet. That isn't to say that none exists. I just haven't
> found them. For now try the ethernet connection...

> I do have an ethernet socket on my motherboard, but there are 2
> problems with using it.
>
> 1. I do not have a device to plug in there.
> 2. I do not have an ethernet cable.
>
> As I said in the previous post, I don't really want to be spending
> any more money on my computer right now so please can someone help me!
>
> Thanks anyway,
> Karl.
>
> "Jeff Aguiar" wrote:
>
>> Well you could try switching from that usb connection to an ethernet
>> connection. That would be a lot easier to work with on all the
>> guests. I don't know if your pc has an ethernet connection though.
>> I have not run into any wizards as of yet. That isn't to say that
>> none exists. I just haven't found them. For now try the ethernet
>> connection...

> Have you read the help file on ICS in W2k? If you can't follow that do a
> Google search. There are heaps of guides on how to do it.
>
> Setting up ICS is pretty straight forward. When the wizard runs you only
> need to click on the interface you want to share and the interface you want
> to use as the "private" side. In your case, the Speedtouch is the one you
> want to share and the loopback adapter is the private interface.