When I set VPC 2007 for using NAT,
then I typed ipconfig in DOS, the settings of the cable modem is shown, but
did not know how to deal with it. When I pointed network to my Network card,
it showed everything correctly..... but still no responses from the
internet....
What can be done?
Thanks
Jack
Colin Barnhorst - 01 May 2008 01:17 GMT
What happens if you set the NIC to the network card in your computer instead
of NAT?
> When I set VPC 2007 for using NAT,
> then I typed ipconfig in DOS, the settings of the cable modem is shown,
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> Thanks
> Jack
Jack - 01 May 2008 05:58 GMT
> What happens if you set the NIC to the network card in your computer
> instead of NAT?
NAT case:
IP: 192.168.131.66 << seems to be some DHCP output
Gateway: 192.168.131.254
Primary DNS: 192.168.2.1 <<< my cable modem
Backup DNS: 218.102.62.71 <<<< What I have been using in my host computer
NIC case:
IP: 192.168.2.3 <<< I think I hard-wire this one
Gateway: 192.168.2.1 << which is correct!
Primary DNS: 192.168.2.1
No Backup DNS
Thanks in advance
Jack
Mark Rae [MVP] - 01 May 2008 02:10 GMT
> When I set VPC 2007 for using NAT,
Ah - set the virtual machine's network adapter to point at your host's NIC
instead.
> then I typed ipconfig in DOS
DOS????? What version of DOS have you installed...?

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Jack - 01 May 2008 06:06 GMT
> Ah - set the virtual machine's network adapter to point at your host's NIC
> instead.
I think that is part of the problem. So I use NIC now. But the DNS still
couldn't resolve entries, such as www.yahoo.com
Resolving nodename www.yahoo.com
Error: DGN0219: Remote Computer not responding
when I change to using NIC.....
And
in twinsock. Netscape shows a message box to tell me
there is no DNS entry on the server.... or blah blah blah
>> then I typed ipconfig in DOS
>
> DOS????? What version of DOS have you installed...?
DOS 6.2 :)
Mark Rae [MVP] - 01 May 2008 10:56 GMT
>>> then I typed ipconfig in DOS
>>
>> DOS????? What version of DOS have you installed...?
>
> DOS 6.2 :)
OK. Are you certain you are using the correct DOS drivers for the virtual
machine's emulated NIC?
Can you please post the machine's CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT...

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Jack - 01 May 2008 12:05 GMT
Here they are Mark.
1) Config.sysDEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE
DEVICEHIGH=C:\SB16\DRV\CTMMSYS.SYS
FILES=99
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DOS=HIGH,UMB
STACKS=9,256
DEVICEHIGH=C:\cdrom.sys
DEVICEHIGH=C:\NETTCPIP\NET\ifshlp.sys
LASTDRIVE=Z
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE /DOUBLE_BUFFER
2) Autoexec.bat
C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE /L
SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E
SET CTCM=C:\CTCM
C:\CTCM\CTCU /S /W=C:\WINDOWS
@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $p$g
PATH C:\MSIE50;C:\WINDOWS;C:\DOS
SET TEMP=C:\DOS
MSCDEX /D:12345678 /V /S
C:\starttcp
3) starttcp.bat
subst q: c:\nettcpip
path=q:\net;q:\;%path%
q:
cd net
net init
netbind
umb
tcptsr
tinyrfc
nmtsr
emsbfr
dnr
net start workstation
net logon
I can't remember where I downloaded all the stuff from.
But I can recall someone had created a file that contained all the stuff it
needs to complete the network setup in a small floppy image..
Thanks for helping
Jack
Mark Rae [MVP] - 01 May 2008 12:44 GMT
> Here they are Mark.
<snip>
Hmm - that looks OK...
Maybe there's something amiss in protocol.ini...?
This might help: http://board.iexbeta.com/index.php?showtopic=71542

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Jack - 01 May 2008 13:46 GMT
Nup.. same results, I have overriden protocol.ini with the one appeared in
your recommended NG.....
Still has DNS (host finding) problems
Thanks
Jack
Mark Rae [MVP] - 01 May 2008 15:27 GMT
> Nup.. same results, I have overriden protocol.ini with the one appeared in
> your recommended NG.....
> Still has DNS (host finding) problems
Hmm - in which case, regrettably, I'm about all out of options...
I'm sure one of the VPC MVPs will help you out...
Alternatively, how small will the VHD compress? If it's not too huge, is
there any chance that you could put somewhere where I / we could download
it...?

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Mark Rae [MVP] - 01 May 2008 17:26 GMT
> Nup.. same results, I have overriden protocol.ini with the one appeared in
> your recommended NG.....
> Still has DNS (host finding) problems
I wonder if this is just a simple DNS issue?
E.g. from the DOS VM can you ping bbc.co.uk ?
If not, can you ping 212.58.224.131 ?

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