I have an iMac with built in Ethernet and Wifi.

I am running a Windows XP virtual machine with bridged networking. Within the virtual XP machine I only have Local Area Connection under my network connections. Do I have to have some other USB connected device, either Wifi or ethernet in order to get this to work? I can't see how XP can have Local Area Connection AND wireless without a USB device. Without any further hardware (like the document suggests) how do you get a second connection within XP?

The ethernet is connected to a LAN and my Wifi is normally off but I can use it for this purpose if necessary.

Thanks, Neil

I have a virtual machine of XP, bridged to OS X and connected to the internet using ethernet via a hub. Can I possibly connect to my vpn in windows XP and somehow also use that VPN connection from within OS X? The document suggests it's possible without any other hardware but the instructions have a USB Wifi connected too.

Thanks for your replies and help.

You are truly the guru. I have suddenly lost my connection to my mac host. Windows shows the internet working on the windows side, but ie won't open saying it cannot see the server.

The mac computer can get on the net fine.

This is a sudden occurrance, I do use AVG professional and have not, to it's knowledge, had any nasty intrustions. So how to get the conversation going between machines again?

I run a mac book pro with Leopard; and xp home edition.

Must have ie because my real estate back office cannot operate properly with safari.....or firefox.

Can you help?