Setting up Shared Networking

Shared Networking provides an easy way to access the Internet, to view the Windows network neighborhood, and to transfer files between one guest PC and another.

Note: With Shared Networking, the guest PC shares the host PC's Internet connection, regardless of whether the host is connected through a modem or a LAN.

A guest PC using Shared Networking is not able to act as an Internet server. Also, some networking software, such as chat programs, may not function correctly without a unique IP address. See: Setting up the Virtual Switch

Shared Networking on Windows

In order to use Shared Networking on Windows, the following must be true:

Default Settings

If you are using an OS Pack from Connectix, the guest PC is set by default to use Shared Networking, and the guest PC operating system is set to automatically obtain an IP address from the DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) server. Unless you have modified these settings, no further action is required in order to use Shared Networking.

If you have created a new default guest PC using the PC Setup Wizard, Shared Networking is selected by default. Unless you have modified these settings, no further action is needed to configure the guest PC to use Shared Networking.
See: Adding a new guest PC

If you have created a new non-default PC, or modified the settings of an existing default PC, you may need to reconfigure the guest PC to use Shared Networking.
See: Specifying networking settings

When you install Windows on a new hard disk image, most Windows operating systems are configured by default to automatically obtain an IP address from the DHCP server. If this is the case, and you have not modified the original settings, no further action is needed to configure Windows to use Shared Networking. Otherwise, you may need to reconfigure Windows to automatically obtain an IP address from a DHCP server.
See: Installing a new OS

Note: Networking for Windows 95, 98, and ME is found in the Windows Network Control Panel. Networking for Windows 2000 is found in the Start menu under Settings, Network and Dialup Connections.

Related Topics

Accessing the Web, e-mail, etc.
About Microsoft Networking

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