Solved Domain with Internet access on Windows 10 Hyper-V

---

Hello.

I am having problems setting up a Lab network on Hyper-V that also has access to the Internet.

So far I have set up a Windows Server 2012 virtual machine as a Domain Controler/DNS Server and the Switch on the Hyper-V Manager is set up as an External.

The Server 2012 looses internet connection soon as I give it a static IP address.

Please help.

@Saiful-Hussain said in Domain with Internet access on Windows 10 Hyper-V:

Hello.

I am having problems setting up a Lab network on Hyper-V that also has access to the Internet.

So far I have set up a Windows Server 2012 virtual machine as a Domain Controler/DNS Server and the Switch on the Hyper-V Manager is set up as an External.

The Server 2012 looses internet connection soon as I give it a static IP address.

Please help.

Go to the settings of the Virtual Switch Manager in Hyper-V and check that the Virtual Switch is set to External If not, you may have to switch it external or...you could create a new virtual switch call it (Ext-Test) and make sure that it is also set to your physical network adapter and that Allow Management Operating System to share this network adapter to be checked`. Then click apply and ok.

Then make sure that your VM is connected to this virtual switch that you just created in the VM settings. When you do so, you should see that your VM will end up with a DHCP address from your actual physical network. If you see that, then you can statically set an IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway and DNS address that would be available on your physical network.

Thanks for your response Ronnie.

I still seem to be having problem connecting to internet on the VM as soon as I enter a static IP address, My Virtual Switch is set to External and I have checked the Allow Management Operating System to share this network adapter box.

Here are my IP configurations:

Host:
IP address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.1.254

VM:
IP address: 192.168.1.10
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.1.254

DNS addresses are the same on both.

Rookie error - I had the wrong default gateway address.

Thanks again for your help.

Resolved!

@Saiful-Hussain,

Sometimes, retracing the steps helps. When stuff like this happens, I usually begin with "What do I know has to be configured to make this work?" first. Regardless of whether I'm working on a Server, Router, Firewall, Switch, VM. If I check all my configurations are as they should be, then the wrong configuration stands out, screaming for my attention.