Enable networking while cable is unplugged

Hi,

I've a notebook with Windows Server 2003 with a Virtual PC vm. While
the notebook is connected I'm able to ping the vm whic has a network
address on the same subnet of the host, but when the notebook network
cable is unplugged the vm is unpingable.

I would like to know if there is a way to enable networking even if
network cable is disconnected.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks.

Francesco

What's the IP address of the notebook after it's unplugged? If it doesn't
have an IP address at that point, that would explain why you can't ping the
VM.


<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I've a notebook with Windows Server 2003 with a Virtual PC vm. While
> the notebook is connected I'm able to ping the vm whic has a network
> address on the same subnet of the host, but when the notebook network
> cable is unplugged the vm is unpingable.
>
> I would like to know if there is a way to enable networking even if
> network cable is disconnected.
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Francesco

When you unplug the NIC, your host has no networking ability at all.

What you need to do is use the method which is used in a PC which does
not have a NIC. It is documented in the VPC help. Install a Microsoft
Loopback adapter on the host, then link the NIC in the guest to the loopback
network. It is best to manually configure the loopback adapter on the host
and the NIC in the vm to be in the same IP subnet. If you leave them at the
default (ie to get an IP automatically) they will probably get APIPA
addresses, since there is no DHCP server visible.

"JohnB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> What's the IP address of the notebook after it's unplugged? If it doesn't
> have an IP address at that point, that would explain why you can't ping
> the VM.
>
>
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:c25364e2-6e89-43a2-9446-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've a notebook with Windows Server 2003 with a Virtual PC vm. While
>> the notebook is connected I'm able to ping the vm whic has a network
>> address on the same subnet of the host, but when the notebook network
>> cable is unplugged the vm is unpingable.
>>
>> I would like to know if there is a way to enable networking even if
>> network cable is disconnected.
>>
>> Any help will be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Francesco
>
>