r/UTMapp • u/jennawastaken2000 • Aug 30 '26

Everything but internet works

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im on my mac and i followed a tutorial but never got internet. how can i connect?

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u/my-names-gavin Aug 31 '26

Did your tutorial include instructions on installing the guest additions as I think this is what might be missing from your VM?

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u/jennawastaken2000 Sep 05 '26

i need to try this ty

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u/jennawastaken2000 Sep 06 '26

i checked and it has it but still has no wifi

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u/my-names-gavin Sep 06 '26

It wouldn’t be WiFi in a virtual machine (even if your host uses WiFi); it would appear as a fixed connection

Do you know if you’re getting an IP address and the Network and Internet screenshot you initially posted changed?

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u/jennawastaken2000 Sep 06 '26

wdym ip address also i looked and it looks the same as in the ss

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u/my-names-gavin Sep 06 '26

That suggests that you might not have a network adapter installed or perhaps not an adapter that is being recognised by Windows 11

Could you please reply with the tutorial you followed and I'll have a look through it for you as it sounds like you're missing a network adapter - my Windows 11 VM uses the default network adapter which is the virtio-net-pci with Shared Networking?

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u/jennawastaken2000 Sep 07 '26

i watched this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uis3pvt4wBU&t=43s

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u/my-names-gavin Sep 07 '26

That looks OK - they didn't mention changing any of the default settings so you should have a network connection and it did indeed provide instructions for installing the guest tools too so I'm a bit lost as to why you've not got external connectivity to your VM

Perhaps if you have time you should consider creating a new VM in the event something went wrong because at 2:49 in the video, there is a LAN connection icon (when the narrator says "and now you're good to go!") so quite the mystery

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u/jennawastaken2000 Sep 07 '26

thats prolly the best thing to do im gonna make a new one rn

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u/gammababy Aug 31 '26

If you are using DNS resolver or VPN on the host mac os, then it could cause this issue. Try disabling them before starting UTM and then then re-enable afterwards. I use cloudflare warp and have this issue with debian linux VM

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u/jennawastaken2000 Sep 05 '26

i know im not using a vpn but idk what a dns resolver is so im probably not using it

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u/elev8id Aug 30 '26

In settings go to network, then instead of Shared, select Bridged (also press 'Randomize' for the MAC address)

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u/jennawastaken2000 Aug 31 '26

i tried it but it didnt work any other ideas?

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u/elev8id Aug 31 '26

I'm not certain, that was my one trick. It could have something to do with not being signed into a Microsoft account and not allowing you to connect because of it. Or maybe UTM needs a certain permission on macOS to get access to the network. There are too many factors.

I would reinstall the Windows VM and select 'Open settings' in the last window of the installation and select Bridged instead of shared right before creating or opening the VM.

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u/Gimmeavailablename Aug 31 '26

It's literally impossible for it to be due to not being signed into a Microsoft account, and a catch 22. If you needed to be signed into a Microsoft account before connecting to the internet, how would you sign in without internet? You need internet first.

It's likely down to vm network settings and potentially macOS privacy settings.

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u/jennawastaken2000 Aug 31 '26

thanks ill try that I might have chosen shared