One of the biggest issues with running 2008 Server with Hyper-V on a notebook, is finding work-arounds for all the basics that you need to have working. This particular note is how to quickly go about linking your virtual machine to your wireless connection. First, install the Hyper-V role and go ahead and link it to your wired connection during install. Do the required reboots until the role is fully up and ready. Open the Network and Sharing Center, Click Change Adapter Settings(Left Menu), You should see 3 network connections, the wired one, a virtual one, and your wireless one. Drag a box using a depressed left mouse button and pull it across the virtual connection and your wireless connection. Select "Advanced" from the drop down menu and Select "Bridge Connections". Now open your Hyper-V manager and create your virtual machine. You will now be able to add a virtual nic that will be able to connect to the wireless connection on the host machine provided you have mapped it to the virtual network connection. Note: you can always go back in and edit the bridge settings and bond in the physical nic as well as the wireless connection to the virtual adapter. In this way, any connection you make, be it wired or wireless will automatically be used by the VM to connect to the internet. |