I'm having a networking problem with an application that I've installed in Windows XP mode and am using as a published app in Windows 7 Professional.
The application is the IBM Client Access Emulator for connecting to an IBM AS400 or iSeries server. It won't install on 64-bit systems due to driver issues apparently (I've tried). Therefore I'm forced to install it in XP mode on 64-bit systems.
When starting the program I am able to connect to the server and then around 10-30 seconds later the session is disconnected. I then reconnect the session and everything is fine for the rest of the day. I've found this only happens when the virtual machine comes out of hibernation, but not when the virtual machine is already running or has been shut down previously. I'm not sure what is going on, but it appears something may be resetting the network connection when the virtual machine comes out of hibernation. Since the virtual machine hibernates when shutting down or restarting the Windows 7 computer, this problem happens at the beginning of each day or after a restart.
This problems is occurring in multiple systems with multiple hardware configurations. I have 2 network cards in each system. One connects to an internal network the AS400 and other internal systems are on, and the other connects to a network that has internet access. Both are setup as bridged connections in XP mode. I'm unsure if the problem lies in the virtual machine or in the Client Access program itself.
Needless to say this problem is mostly a nuisance, but I'm about to be forced to install this setup on several more machines with users who may not understand and accept the problem.
Any ideas for a fix?