[PLUG] Printing from Virtual Box

Tomas tomas.kuchta.lists at gmail.com
Tue Oct 10 09:22:34 UTC 2017


Here is command line which prints your full VirtualBox configuration:
for i in $(vboxmanage list vms | awk '{print $2}'); do echo "INFO:
vboxmanage showvminfo $i"; vboxmanage showvminfo $i; done

Post the output here if you are still stuck with the printer
Please check the test for sensitive info - if you have any in the
notes/description, and include only the problematic Windows VM if you
have more than one configured

- Tomas

On Mon, 2017-10-09 at 18:19 -0700, Tomas Kuchta wrote:
> Dennis,
> I have another question:
> > Do you need to connect to your windows VM from the host or another
computer/phone on the network?
> 
> > > I am thinking that it maybe easier to provide a guide how to
configure you vBox network rather than to debug your issue - over
this mailing list.
> 
> > > If I would to provide guidance on fresh network configuration for
unsupported and unpatched windows - I would probably suggest simple
NAT setup as it provides little more isolation for you windows.
> 
> > If you need to directly connect to your windows from the host or the
network then bridging setup would be more appropriate.
> 
> > Depending on your answer, there are pretty good guides available.
Please see if you could follow one of them.
> 
> The networking in vBox is pretty well described in:
> http://virtualbox.org/manual/ch06.html
> 
> > Depending on your need (NAT or Bridge) try to follow the appropriate
section of this tutorial:
> https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/virtualbox-network-sharing.html
> 
> > > Note: The tutorial uses host IP examples in 192.168.x.x You on the
other hand use 10.0.0.x - that is OK - keep your host network
settings - do not get confused about it when following the tutorial.
> 
> > If you choose NAT then you host and windows guest IPs should be on
different networks.
> 
> > If you choose Bridging, your internet router should assign IP to your
windows guest in the same 10.0.0.x range.
> 
> > > In both instances, you will be connecting to your 10.0.0.244 printer.
Please note that the printer's IP might change occasionally by your
router, unless configured as static.
> 
> > As already mentioned, I would disable all other networking stuff such
as internet/HP/cloud printing on the printer.
> 
> > I hope it helps, for anything else go to PLUG clinic on the right
Sunday.
> 
> Tomas
> 
> > > On Oct 10, 2017 7:19 AM, "King Beowulf" <kingbeowulf at gmail.com>
wrote:
> On 10/09/2017 03:14 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote:
> 
> > > Progress.  I got the ip address of the printer from
settings/network in the
> 
> > > host, pinged it from the host, then pinged it from win2k.  Both
were
> 
> > > successful.  But then I found out that the host could not connect
to the
> 
> > > router/modem until I shut down win2k in VB!  So it appears that
either the
> 
> > > host is connected to the router/modem or it is connected to the
printer.
> 
> > > This is not the usual way the host connects to the printer, as I am
able to
> 
> > print without losing my internet connection.  The address was
> 
> > > 192.168.223.100.  I need to get rid of this direct connection to
the
> 
> > > printer.  Then how do I get the (proper) ip address for the
printer?
> 
> >
> 
> 
> --- snip---
> 
> 
> 
> As
> 
> > Tomas mentioned, this sounds like something screwy with the host-
guest
> 
> bridging setup in that when VB+Win2K fires up, the guest has sole
> 
> ownership of the NIC. Thus, the laptop host goes "dark".
> 
> 
> 
> you said (?)the printer is on wifi and uses DHCP (not fixed IP). The
> 
> printer IP address is from the wifi router and has nothing to do with
> 
> either host or guest OS.  You can get the Printer IP by using the
> 
> printer front panel to print a Network status page, or log in to the
> 
> > router web GUI (http://10.0.0.1) to see what IP is assigned.
> 
> 
> 
> > Some printers can advertise over wifi for direct connection.  You
will
> 
> > want to turn that off inside the printer configuration settings.
Either
> 
> page through the printer front panel or use the printer web GUI
> 
> > (http://10.0.0.244)
> 
> 
> 
> -Ed
> 
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