Virtualbox: packet loss and cannot ping google.com. Please help

needHelppleasse · Post by **needHelppleasse** » 2018/01/22 05:29:10

I can ping 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 but pinging google.com does not work. Also it loses every few packets or so. I am on university wifi if that matters.

pinging google.com gives

ping: google.com: Name or service not known

tunk · Post by **tunk** » 2018/01/22 12:49:00

Any reason for not using DHCP?

Post by **TrevorH** » 2018/01/22 14:11:47

Are you sure that your university doesn't stop you from using external DNS servers? Perhaps they have one for you to use?

needHelppleasse · Post by **needHelppleasse** » 2018/01/23 06:25:28

tunk wrote:Any reason for not using DHCP?

I am trying to follow a lynda course and he is using static as part of the course. I followed all the steps and its not working like his.

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