On Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 08:52:10PM -0700, Jonathan wrote: > What if that doesn't work? I've tried that a few times (just did it once more > for good measure) with no luck. Windows sees the NIC, and it thinks a cable > is attached, but it is not able to get an IP (DHCP). I normally use static on > this subnet so I've set the IP as well, and it is still unable to work with > it.
I've got a near-identical setup at work (snv_98, VirtualBox 2.0.2 w/host interfaces, Windows XP guest) and the guest grabs a DHCP address with no problems. Let me check it tomorrow to see if I missed any of the configuration steps. In the meantime, what type of network interface is on your system (ifconfig -a)?
