Question : Hyper-V server 2008 R2

I have a question about connecting virtual servers to the internet.
I have a test server with two NICs. I am using one for the test network and I wanted to use the other for internet connection to get updates and activate the other virtual servers.
Are there any special settings I need to configure to have the three virtual servers use the second nic to access the internet or will they have to use the first one?
I am doing this at home, so I tried connecting to my router and when I have the second nic connected I am able to get updates for the host machine. I can’t figure out how to configure network settings in Vitural Manager so the three servers can connect to the internet though either nic #1 or nic#2
Inside the host machine I have a DC, exchange and a DHCP server.
I set static ip address for the 2 host nics: 192.168.0.10/192.168.0.11
The rest of my network is static between 192.168.0.15-20

My home router assigns 192.168.1.1 for dhcp, will I need to change the ip address setting on the server to match? I tried on the router, but it keep resetting back to 192.168.1.1

I am accessing HyperV server 2008 R2 through windows 7.

Any help with this would be much appreciated. I will buy you coffee if you live in the seattle area, there is a new up and coming company called starbucks, I don’t; know if they will last, but I hear it’s good.
Thanks.

Chris

Answer : Hyper-V server 2008 R2

External Virtual Network
Virtual machines connected to an external virtual network are given access to the external network via a physical network adapter installed in the host system. Virtual machines are also able to communicate with both the parent partition and other virtual machines running on the same virtual network.

Internal Virtual Network
Virtual machines connected to an internal virtual network have access to both the parent partition and other virtual machines attached to the same virtual network. Hyper-V Internal Virtual Networks do not require a physical network adapter and no access to external networks is provided.

Private Virtual Network
Virtual machines connected to a private virtual network have access only to other virtual machines attached to the same virtual network. Hyper-V private virtual networks do not require a physical network adapter and no access to the parent partition or external network is provided.

http://www.virtuatopia.com/index.php/Understanding_and_Configuring_Hyper-V_Virtual_Networks

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As one of your NICs are connected to your home router / switch and you are able to browse the internet from the host - good.

Now, connect the 2nd NIC as well to your Home router / switch (ethernet - lan port)

Follow the screen shots, setup a new virtual network, and use your 2nd NIC, make sure the type is set to "External"

This will enable your virtual machines to appear as physical computers / servers on your Local LAN
they will have the same subnet as your router, physical host box as well
you don't have to assign a static ip to your 2nd NIC to start with and once the Hyper V network protocol switch binds itself to it, you will see no ip on it, it will act as a switch and your vms would have IP Addressess of the same subnet as your host / router. You can assign static or dynamic ips to your vms.
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