Ubuntu 12.04 host – Virtualbox 4.1.12 Guest=Windows 7 – Network will not connect

I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 on an Acer Aspire 5742-7645 laptop with 4GB memory, Intel Core i3 processor, Intel HD Graphics, DVD drive, 802.1 b/g/n, and 500 GB HD. I connect to my router via a wireless connection.

I have installed Virutalbox 4.1.12 from the Ubuntu Software Center and installed Guest additions 4.1.12 in the Windows 7 guest session.

I have Windows XP and Windows 7 installed as guests in Virtual box The network settings are different for XP and 7 – see below.

Network Settings XP guest = Adapter 1: PCnet-FAST III (NAT) - Network works perfectly and has worked well for several years.

Network Settings Win 7 = Adapter 1: Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop (Bridged adapter, eth1) Promiscuous Mode = allow all Cable connected = checked

When I originally installed Windows 7, I tried NAT and the guest network would not connect. Once I changed the setting to the above (Bridged) the Network worked perfectly. However, what I believe is after updates (not sure if it was an Ubuntu or Windows update) the guest network stopped working and I can not get it to connect.

Interfaces file content
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

Ifconfig yields
lou@lou-Aspire-5742:~$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 1c:75:08:09:f6:5c
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Interrupt:16

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 4c:0f:6e:7c:9f:01
inet addr:192.168.1.104 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::4e0f:6eff:fe7c:9f01/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:18095 errors:2 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:24344
TX packets:9281 errors:47 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:5301926 (5.3 MB) TX bytes:1441885 (1.4 MB)
Interrupt:17

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:3208 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:3208 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:294088 (294.0 KB) TX bytes:294088 (294.0 KB)

Ipconfig yields the following:

Windows IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::38ba:dbca:a21d:c3d1%13
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.195.209
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Tunnel adapter isatap.{B292E440-679D-4FC5-8E34-77D6804669C8}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

I'm not sure what else to do. Can someone provide the troubleshooting steps to determine what the problem is and possible solution?

 

Please upgrade the virtualbox & install the latest guest additions in VM host

 

Thanks for the reply.
Went to VB site downloaded version 4.3 4.3.12.93755. Clicked on it, Ubuntu Software center opened and I clicked install. Error message - Package opation failed

dpkg: considering removing virtualbox in favour of virtualbox-4.3 ...
dpkg: no, cannot proceed with removal of virtualbox (--auto-deconfigure will help):
virtualbox-qt depends on virtualbox (= 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.6)
virtualbox is to be removed.
dpkg: regarding .../virtualbox-4.3_4.3.12-93733~Ubuntu~precise_i386.deb containing virtualbox-4.3:
virtualbox-4.3 conflicts with virtualbox
virtualbox (version 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.6) is present and installed.
dpkg: error processing /home/lou/Desktop/virtualbox-4.3_4.3.12-93733~Ubuntu~precise_i386.deb (--install):
conflicting packages - not installing virtualbox-4.3

 

First clean your apt-get & then install the gdebi

Other download the file & install it with native dpkg utility.

 

Your error tells that you need to uninstall the previous version further then try to install the new updated version.

 

Srijan,
I posted a quick reply several weeks ago but for some reason I don't see it
I upgrades to VB 4.3.12 r93733 I added guest additions and the extension pack for this version.
The problem continues to exist. I have listed below the
VBoxManage list bridgedifs - yields the following:
lou@lou-Aspire-5742:~$ VBoxManage list bridgedifs
Name: eth1
GUID: 31687465-0000-4000-8000-4c0f6e7c9f01
DHCP: Disabled
IPAddress: 192.168.1.19
NetworkMask: 255.255.255.0
IPV6Address: fe80:0000:0000:0000:4e0f:6eff:fe7c:9f01
IPV6NetworkMaskPrefixLength: 64
HardwareAddress: 4c:0f:6e:7c:9f:01
MediumType: Ethernet
Status: Up
VBoxNetworkName: HostInterfaceNetworking-eth1

Name: eth0
GUID: 30687465-0000-4000-8000-1c750809f65c
DHCP: Disabled
IPAddress: 0.0.0.0
NetworkMask: 0.0.0.0
IPV6Address:
IPV6NetworkMaskPrefixLength: 0
HardwareAddress: 1c:75:08:09:f6:5c
MediumType: Ethernet
Status: Up
VBoxNetworkName: HostInterfaceNetworking-eth0

 

Ubuntu 12 04 host – Virtualbox 4 1 12 Guest Windows 7 – Network will not connect

This issue has nothing to do with Parallels, something inside Windows screwed up your system, might be antivirus
please use google if you do not believe me.
You need to do the following:
Once again this is Windows issue