No Network connection Windows 2008 guest

afrugone

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I've just setup a windows 2008 guest, it works very fast, but I had problems with networking, Windows 2008 detects network cards and network connection (pluged), but never get IP by dhcp, I set a static IP but no network connection is possible (Unidentified network).

Other guests openvz works perfect on same hardware.

I tried with e1000, rtl8139 and virtio, all the same.

My Proxmox version is:
PVE01:~# pveversion -v
pve-manager: 1.6-2 (pve-manager/1.6/5087)
running kernel: 2.6.32-3-pve
proxmox-ve-2.6.32: 1.6-19
pve-kernel-2.6.32-3-pve: 2.6.32-14
pve-kernel-2.6.32-4-pve: 2.6.32-19
qemu-server: 1.1-18
pve-firmware: 1.0-8
libpve-storage-perl: 1.0-14
vncterm: 0.9-2
vzctl: 3.0.24-1pve4
vzdump: 1.2-7
vzprocps: 2.0.11-1dso2
vzquota: 3.0.11-1
pve-qemu-kvm: 0.12.5-1
ksm-control-daemon: 1.0-4
 
is your Proxmox VE in a datacenter? other KVM guests are working?
 
Thanks for your answer:

My Promox VE is located on my local network, and is a 2 server cluster based on HP DL360G6. I've installed a Ubuntu 10.04 KVM and had the same problem.

/etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto vmbr0
iface vmbr0 inet static
address 172.27.110.131
netmask 255.255.254.0
gateway 172.27.110.1
bridge_ports eth0
bridge_stp off
bridge_fd 0


/etc/qemu-server/NNN.conf
name: W2K8R2E
ide2: local:iso/virtio-win-1.1.11-0.iso,media=cdrom
bootdisk: ide0
ostype: other
ide0: local:106/vm-106-disk-1.raw
memory: 2048
onboot: 1
sockets: 2
cores: 1
vlan0: virtio=66:11:B6:E8:58:AD,e1000=8E:62:A4:91:2D:7D
boot: cd
freeze: 0
cpuunits: 1000
acpi: 1
kvm: 1
virtio2: local:106/vm-106-disk-2.raw
 
Hi afugone,

I already had a similar problem with win 2003 R2. Device manager shows e1000 working, but in fact it is not. Tom suggested to install the latest driver from Intel site. See :
http://forum.proxmox.com/threads/41...R2-an-d-kernel-2.6.32-2-pve?p=24209#post24209

You can find the driver there :
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Sea...uctProduct=Intel®+PRO/1000+MT+Desktop+Adapter

Which virtio driver do you use for Windows 2008 ? If it is 2008 R2, you need a signed virtio driver, which is available via RHEL (or perhaps Fedora ?).

Hopes this helps...

Alain
 
I assume an issue is in the network config inside your guests?

also post the output of 'pveversion -v'
 
I'm sorry for my delay to answer, I was out for some days, here is the pveversion, is the same I sent at the begning, by the way where can I dowload a signed virtio driver, I'm using win 2003 R2. So is better use virtio or e1000?

Thanks for your comments
Regards
Alfredo

pveversion -v
pve-manager: 1.6-2 (pve-manager/1.6/5087)
running kernel: 2.6.32-3-pve
proxmox-ve-2.6.32: 1.6-19
pve-kernel-2.6.32-3-pve: 2.6.32-14
pve-kernel-2.6.32-4-pve: 2.6.32-19
qemu-server: 1.1-18
pve-firmware: 1.0-8
libpve-storage-perl: 1.0-14
vncterm: 0.9-2
vzctl: 3.0.24-1pve4
vzdump: 1.2-7
vzprocps: 2.0.11-1dso2
vzquota: 3.0.11-1
pve-qemu-kvm: 0.12.5-1
ksm-control-daemon: 1.0-4