Hey all.

I succeeded installing Oracle Virtualbox 5.1.0 and expansion from Oracle website in my fresh installed Linux mint 18 64-bit Cinnamon.

Now I can run Win 7 inside the Virtualbox and get internet access as such...

BUT there are some problems, 2 big and 1 minor I know for now.

Big problems:

1: The internet access from within the Virtualbox are painfully slow, in more that 10 hours, it did not start downloading updates from Windows update?!
2: Even I can get internet acccess, I can't get access to my Synology NAS with fully working SAMBA server?

Minor problem:

1: I can't make it change USB flash drive from within the Virtualbox, when I change the physical drive.

Regards

stardustdk

I have the same issue with all m$ updates from a fresh install... seems a micro coughed problem? Eg: http://superuser.com/questions/89003...update-so-slow
http://www.infoworld.com/article/305...r-updates.html
10 hours is extreme (for me) though, how much RAM* you got?

You can go into the VMs settings and add or tweak USB connections, that may help?

VB and the extensions generally help the clients act more integrated with the user experience.
In some cases they provide a different virtual hardware. However that doesn't seem to be your issue exactly. You can double check it to see what virtual nic it is using and or add in a new or replace the virtual nic for the client.

As for local access there are there are two common ways that a user attaches a client to the host. One is Bridged and the other is NAT. Both have ways to use most things but each set up is unique. So, use ipconfig in windows to make note of ip address. If not within you lan segment than you'll have to fool with it to get netbios over a router(I think) or just switch it to bridged so that it is within you lan's subnet.


I don't get the usb deal. What do you mean?

@jamison20000e: I got 8 GB RAM, 3 GB allocated VB. Are trying to tweek USB...

@jefro: I might try the bridged solution and need to find a solution for that (search engine of a kind, usually i use duckduckgo).

USB: I can't make the Win7/VB change to actual flash drive...

stardustdk

info:

router internel IP: 192.168.0.1, NAS IP: 192.168.0.3 (static).

ifconfig -a:

eno1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 74:46:a0:81:b0:cf
inet addr:192.168.0.178 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::1db:acd2:489c:a72a/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:16843 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:12877 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:14633202 (14.6 MB) TX bytes:2307906 (2.3 MB)

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:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:671 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:671 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1
RX bytes:68468 (68.4 KB) TX bytes:68468 (68.4 KB)

wlp7s0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 7c:5c:f8:a5:d8:77
inet addr:192.168.0.103 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::5de0:55a0:705f:3f67/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:244 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:69 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:32605 (32.6 KB) TX bytes:9804 (9.8 KB)

Client is problem, what is the network information about that? You can usually use different virtual nics. I tend to use the intel if available.

I did use the Intel, and it did work for me. Though absolutely not possible to use WLAN?
I have Intel AC7260 card in Laptop.

Even if I have installed expansion pack, it is not possible for me to see or use USB drives.

You can attach usb devices to client. Also if host has access to web on wireless then client will have also.

To speed up the Windows 7 update process:

http://www.infoworld.com/article/310...ate-scans.html