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I am using Hyper-V for the first time (running Windows 8). When I create a new virtual network switch, external, it bridges the VMs network adapter with the WiFi - and that for some reason kills the WiFi's internet connection. Why, and what could I be doing wrong?
Thanks, A.
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Basically, bridging is plugging one computer into another computer that already has a connection to a larger network (like the internet) and letting the bridged computer use the networked computer's connection.
Shut down your virtual machine. In Workstation, go to VM > Settings > Network Adapter. Ensure that the network adapter is connected (that is, the Connected and Connect at power on options are selected). Ensure that the network adapter is configured for NAT or Bridged, and not Host Only.
If you have VirtualBoxinstalled, check if any of the Hyper-V virtual adapters/bridge connection has the VirtualBox Bridged Networking Driver ticked in the connection properties. If they do, simply untick this service where it is present and this should fix it up for you. No need to uninstall VirtualBox.
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I had a static ip-address in my ethernet adapter. Removed the static entry. Made my external virtual switch. Had the extra vEthernet adapter, made my static entries (ip-address, dns-server) in this adapter. Everything is working fine now.
Chris
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