Problem with network connection

whs said:

vBox connections are in fact disabled. But I think I will get rid of vBox alltogether. I suspected that to be the cause since a long time. Only did not yet want to get rid of my Windows 8 which runs in vBox.

Well according to the ipconfig it's enabled and also has a valid IP address.

For some reason certain virtual machines and VPN's like Hamachi will confuse Windows on which connection it should be using.

Yes I would go with the uninstall and see if that fixes the problem.

whs said:

I have a problem connecting to the network with my tethered desktop. Here is the setup:

ATT DSL300 > Modem > Netgear router
Desktop tethered to router with ethernet cable
2 laptops and 1 tablet running on WiFi

The laptops and the tablet connect instantly. But the desktop often needs appr. 2 minutes to connect and sometimes it comes back with "No IP address". I have tried static and dynamic IP address settings in the router - same result.

Do you have a sharing problem or a connection to the internet problem with the desktop? I take it that it's the latter. It would be a pain unless you have an adequately long Ethernet cable, but you could try connecting the desktop directly to the modem to see what happens.

Cool, let us know if connecting as suggested helps solve your problem.

whs said:

I think the problem is solved. Since I deleted virtual box and it's network entry, thing work smoothly.

chev65 said:

I would try disabling the virtual box as these secondary network interfaces can cause connection problems.

Yep, I kinda figured that would do it. Been there done that, lucky I asked for the ipconfig.

It's funny how obvious the answer is once the question has been answered. But per your first post, no clue as to what the problem might be.