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Hyper v network issue in Window servers Virtualization (Physcial internet working)

 Great! Since you're using Hyper-V, here’s a step-by-step guide to fix the no internet/network issue in your Windows VM hosted on a physical server with this IP setup:

• Physical Server IP: your main server ip like 192.168.0.90 or 192.168.1.120 etc

• Subnet: 255.255.255.0 as per your ip class

• Gateway: Default gateway 

• DNS: any/given by ISP

Let’s get your VM connected to the internet through Hyper-V.

✅ Step-by-Step: Get Network Working on a VM in Hyper-V (Windows Server 2022)

🔹 Step 1: Open Hyper-V Manager

• Press Start, search for Hyper-V Manager, and open it.

🔹 Step 2: Create an External Virtual Switch

1. In the right pane, click Virtual Switch Manager.

2. Select New virtual network switch → External → Click Create Virtual Switch.

3. Name it: ExternalSwitch.

4. Under Connection type, select your physical adapter:

   • Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet.

5. Check: ✅ Allow management OS to share this network adapter.

6. Click OK to save.

🔹 Step 3: Assign the Switch to Your VM

1. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click on your VM → Click Settings.

2. In the left pane, click on Network Adapter.

3. On the right, set Virtual Switch to ExternalSwitch.

4. Click OK.

🔹 Step 4: Boot into the Virtual Machine

Let the VM start up, then log into Windows OS inside the VM.

🔹 Step 5: Configure Network in VM (Static or DHCP)

👉 Option A: Use DHCP (Recommended if network supports it)

1. Go to Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center.

2. Click Change Adapter Settings.

3. Right-click Ethernet → Properties.

4. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) → Click Properties.

5. Select:

   • ✅ Obtain an IP address automatically

   • ✅ Obtain DNS server address automatically

6. Click OK and close.

✅ Try opening Google.com or pinging from CMD:

ping 8.8.8.8
ping google.com

👉 Option B: Use Manual Static IP (If DHCP doesn’t work)

1. Follow steps 1–4 above.

2. Set these values:

   • IP Address:  (next available IP)

   • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0, depend on your ip

   • Default Gateway: Default/isp

   • Preferred DNS: dns

   • Alternate DNS: 8.8.8.8 (optional)

3. Click OK → Close.

🔹 Step 6: Test Internet in VM

Open CMD and run:

ping 8.8.8.8
ping google.com

Open a browser and try browsing to check DNS resolution.

🧪 Troubleshooting if It Still Doesn’t Work