Re: VPC Internet Connectivity

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From: Steve Jain (essjae-No_at_Spam-hotmail.com)
Date: 10/19/04 

Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:30:45 -0700

No, what you're seeing is due to VPC adding in rules to the Mac OS
firewall. The OS X firewall sees this and complains, but it shouldn't
affect Internet access.

Windows update should use a standard port.

Also, are you using Shared Networking or Virtual Switch?

On 19 Oct 2004 07:05:04 -0700, jltech@gate.net (John Lewczak) wrote:

>I recently installed Virtual PC 7, and all went well. The guest OS
>seems to operate correctly, and I have internet connectivity. However,
>when I attempt to run Windows Update, I can never get it to run
>successfully. The error code produced indicates network configuration
>issues, but all other internet access is OK. Is there a particular
>port I need to open in my firewall for Windows Update to work? Any
>other ideas?

Steve Jain, Microsoft MVP for Virtual PC for Windows
Website: http://www.essjae.com
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