CoLinux networking on Windows 7

One way to get colinux networking working on Windows7 is to simply bridge the colinux adapter to a working network adapter on your host machine. For example, bridge the colinux adapter to your wireless interface.

• During colinux installation install the TAP driver.
• Go the Windows 7 network and sharing
• Select 'Change Adapter Settings'
• You should see a TAP-32 colinux adapter. Click on that. Then Ctrl-click on the host adapter that you want to bridge to. Now right-click and choose 'Bridge Connections'.

Edit the colinux @example.conf file and add the following line:

eth0=tuntap

Start colinux with the command

colinux-daemon @example.conf

That's it.

To check log on as root/root and run ifconfig

The default /etc/network/interfaces setting for an Ubuntu image on colinux has eth0 set fordhcp and auto up. So it should just work.