VirtualBox

Opened 15 years ago

Closed 14 years ago

#4384 closed defect (fixed)

Vbox 3.0.0 install interferes with Windows Shares on host PC => fixed in 3.1

Reported by: castalla Owned by:
Component: network/hostif Version: VirtualBox 3.0.8
Keywords: Cc:
Guest type: Windows Host type: Windows

Description

I am unable to enclose a log file as this problem occurs when VB 3 is installed (not running).

I have Windows shares on a Vista 32 PC. The share is 'seen' by my internet radio/media player. When VB is installed the share is no longer visible to the other unit. Uninstalling VB restores the share.

This problem arose first with 2.2.2

Change History (25)

comment:1 by castalla, 14 years ago

Any chance of a reply about this?

comment:2 by Frank Mehnert, 14 years ago

To be sure: You have mounted a drive from another Windows PC to your Vista PC, correct? And as soon as VirtualBox is installed you cannot access this remote drive anymore, is that correct?

comment:3 by Sander van Leeuwen, 14 years ago

Probably a host interface conflict. Could you try to install 3.0.8 and unselect the host interface checkbox?

comment:4 by castalla, 14 years ago

The setup is as follows: a folder on my Vista PC is shared. I can access this folder from my internet radio as a media player. When VB 3 is installed, then the media player can no longer can 'see' the Vista PC - it disappears from the list of shred devices.

comment:5 by castalla, 14 years ago

I mean 'shared' !

comment:6 by castalla, 14 years ago

To clarify further: the loss of the Vista PC as a shared device happens as soon as VB is installed - it doesn't have to be running

comment:7 by castalla, 14 years ago

UPDATE!

The problem seems to have been fixed in version 3.0.8 !!! Excellent.

comment:8 by Frank Mehnert, 14 years ago

Resolution: fixed
Status: newclosed

Thanks for the feedback!

comment:9 by castalla, 14 years ago

Resolution: fixed
Status: closedreopened

Oh..oh - not so fast! The original problem is fixed BUT a new related one has been introduced!

If I run Vbox then the Vista share disappears along with a NAS share. The only available share is the Vbox guest! If I close VBox then the other two device shares reappear!

comment:10 by Frank Mehnert, 14 years ago

Version: VirtualBox 3.0.0VirtualBox 3.0.8

So this time the shares vanish when you start a VBox VM? Or is it sufficient to start the VBox GUI?

comment:11 by castalla, 14 years ago

The shares vanish when I start the VM - Win7. The Win7 VM then appears as a shared PC. Closing the VM returns the original shared devices.

comment:12 by castalla, 14 years ago

Any progress on this?

comment:13 by Sander van Leeuwen, 14 years ago

Why not try the suggestion in comment 3 and report back?

comment:14 by castalla, 14 years ago

Okay - did that. Original shares remain. But of course then the VM is practically useless as it has no network connectivity.

comment:15 by castalla, 14 years ago

So, any more ideas on how to fix this?

comment:16 by Sander van Leeuwen, 14 years ago

Of course it has network connectivity. Select NAT.

comment:17 by Sander van Leeuwen, 14 years ago

Component: networknetwork/hostif

comment:18 by castalla, 14 years ago

If I select NAT then I lose the network shares on the host PC in the VM.

It's a sort of Catch-22 ...

comment:19 by Sander van Leeuwen, 14 years ago

Well, it could be that switching your network card into promiscuous mode has this effect. Either your media player doesn't like this or a router in between is acting up.

comment:20 by castalla, 14 years ago

Not sure what you mean ... to sum up so far: with network bridge mode the device shares disappear, but the VM appears as a share. With NAT the device shares are listed on media player, but the host shares are lost on the VM. It's a mess - especially as there was no problem with an earlier VBox.

comment:21 by castalla, 14 years ago

No comment?

comment:22 by castalla, 14 years ago

Nuttin' ????

in reply to:  21 comment:23 by misha, 14 years ago

Replying to castalla: Could you please try the latest VBox 3.1 version to see whether it fixes your issue.

comment:24 by castalla, 14 years ago

Thanks - this looks more promising! Tested a couple of times, and all shares appear.

Seems to have been solved! Thanks.

comment:25 by misha, 14 years ago

Resolution: fixed
Status: reopenedclosed
Summary: Vbox 3.0.0 install interferes with Windows Shares on host PCVbox 3.0.0 install interferes with Windows Shares on host PC => fixed in 3.1

Great! I'll close this report then. Please reopen if needed. Thanks for the feedback.

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