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Base system is Vista 64-bit running VirtualBox 4.1.2
The network in the Windows 8 32-bit version works correctly in this setup but Windows 8 64-bit does not. By "not working" I mean that Windows cannot see the network and its troubleshooter states "Windows did not detect a properly installed network adapter"
Here is what I did in VirtualBox for the 32-bit VM: (In Settings | Network | Adapter 1)
- Attached to: Bridged Adapter
- Name: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
- Adapter Type: Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop (82540OEM)
- Promiscuous Mode: Deny
This works, and I noticed that the "adapter type" dropdown is enabled so I could select another brand if so inclined.
For the 64-bit VM:
- Attached to: Bridged Adapter
- Name: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
- Adapter Type: PCnet-FAST III (Am79C973)
- Promiscuous Mode: Deny
"Adapter Type" is fixed to this wrong value, and I suspect that is why Windows 8-64 doesn't think it has any network hardware installed.
Any ideas?
1It is pre-beta software and bound to be full of all sorts of bugs that cannot be remedied. Also, they may not have included a 64bit driver for that particular network adapter. – Moab – 2011-09-18T16:19:59.140