On 30/07/2013 11:28, Helmut Jarausch wrote: > On 07/30/2013 10:20:22 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote: >> On 30/07/2013 08:45, Helmut Jarausch wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > I've been running a Windows 7 (professional)guest with Virtualbox >> on my >> > GenToo system for some years. >> > But recently I have a broken network either due to Virtualbox or due to >> > some >> > (automatic) Windows updates. >> > >> > The situation is more than strange. >> > >> > Sometime using a backed up Virtualbox image the network seems to work >> > but only for >> > a very short time (some minutes?) >> > >> > Windows error analyzing tools don't see any network problems but it >> does >> > not work. >> > >> > Trying ping -n 100 <IP> only a few packets come back but with a large >> > delay (40-50 times >> > larger delay compared to ping on the GenToo host) >> > >> > I've tried the most recent Virtualbox 4.2.16 as well the oldest one (in >> > the tree) which is 4.1.26 >> > >> > So probably it looks best to me to change to a different (free) VM. >> > What do you recommend? >> > >> > Many thanks for a hint, >> > Helmut >> >> >> Your post is a bit vague, what outcome are you looking for? >> >> Do you want to fix the VirtualBox setup and carry on as always? > > Keeping VirtualBox *** if *** I could fix it, is an option but I cannot > fix it. I've tried several NICs with no luck. > This was with 3.9.x as well as with 3.10.x > I'm at the end of my wits! > >> Just looking for a change from VBox and this latest is a good excuse? > > Probably. I had too many problems with VBox in the past, it's a > complicated beast > and the documentation didn't help. > >> >> I have Win7 pro running on virtualbox 4.2.16, no issues here. >> Host kernel is 3.9.11-gentoo-r1, and the NIC presented to Windows is a >> nat'ted Intel PRO/1000 > > So, probably, you are lucky > > If you could share your luck!
I wish I could :-) I have nothing special, I just emerged virtualbox, the additions and modules and made the VMs I need. They work like they should just like it says on the box -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
