Windows 11 StandaloneVM Cannot Connect to the Local Network

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Hi, so I’ve added a Windows 11 standalone VM to my Qubes. But following the HVM guide the VM won’t connect to the local network (which is the 192.168 range and has the network firewall installed on it)

I’ve tried entering the exact assigned IP by Qubes or custom static IPs, none worked.

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You could try the following:

  • In the properties of the network interface of your W11 qube (usually named Ethernet or so), set the IPv4 address to the one shown in the Qube Manager for that VM (10.137.0.something).
  • There, set the IPv4 gateway to the IP address of sys-net (often 10.137.0.6).
  • In the Qube Manager, check that access to the 192.168.x.0/24 net you are using is not blocked.

You might also check that the Windows firewall is not blocking access to the 192.168.x.y network.

sys-net will see your local network as an external network and allow you to connect to it. You could check that by giving the command ping 192.168.x.y to check if you can reach that node in your local network.

If you can reach it but are unable to attach your W11 qube to an SMB share, this may be caused by Windows 11 blocking SMB 1 traffic. In this case, check the Windows documentation on how to enable SMB1.

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