posts tagged "hyper-v"

Easy internet access for Hyper-V guests using NAT

Jan 03, 2019

hyper-v NAT networking virtualization

Sometimes you need your guest VMs to have secure access to the internet and your host machine without all the fuss and complexity of typical Hyper-V networking. Here’s an easy way to do just that by creating a separate NAT virtual network.

Hyper-V Default Switch -- easy LAN/internet access for guest VMs

Dec 04, 2018

hyper-v NAT networking virtualization

Although it’s been around for a while, the Hyper-V Default Switch is often misused or not given the credit it actually deserves. Let’s take a quick look at what it does, how it works and when you should use it.