Hyper-V: simplify moving between physical networks with teaming

Situation

  • You use Hyper-V on a laptop, which you connect via different physical connections, switching between e.g. WiFi, and LAN.
  • You wish to use a Bridged connection on a VM.

Problem

When A Hyper-V VM network adapter is configured for bridging, it is bound to a specific physical Nic. If that adapter goes off-line (as is the case when you switch between WiFi and LAN), you need to manually connect the VM to a different, available Nic.

Solution

  1. add multiple Nics to the VM
    1. Configure each to be connected to a different physical Nic
    2. Ensure you check "Enable this network adapter to be part of a team" under Advanced settings for each Nic


  2. Implement a Bridge in the VM (use Server Manager)
    pro tip: assign any static IP etc. to the bridge, restart to bind services to the new Nic\IP


  3. Make some coffee, you earned it.


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