Firewall On Host Affecting Virtual Machine

[SoildSnake]

How do i configure amour Online to allow my VM virtual machine to access the internet?

I found a way around it by using NAT instead of bridged but am not sure if that is best; since NAT shares the internet does that mean if i get a virus/spyware in the VM that i would get it on my host? I do all my "dangerous" stuff in the VM and want it as protected from my actul PC as possible; thanks

 

[SoildSnake]

Thanks for the detailed reply. Still need some more help though

1) Should i use the share-IP option or the host-only; what is the difference?

2) Not sure if this is just coincidence but i seem to be getting "certificate" errors in my VM when browsing saying "statistics.net.info uses an invalid security certificate". Any thoughts on this?

3) Finally hopefully you can help with this; not related but... When using Zone Alarm i got a "new network found" window pop up saying IP address 169.254... "private network detected". I could not access my router via my PC and had to restart it from the power switch; was this a hack or something to do with a security hole? Thanks again

 

[SoildSnake]

1) Both are NAT based; ill leave it on shared; so this does not mean that if i get a virus or attack via web browsing that it will invest my main pc / host?

2) It only happens on one site; but i only asked since it started when using the above settings with Amour Online firewall

3) No, this occurs on my main PC when using zone alarm; i got XXXX scared and switched firewall to be save; would this issue be security/hack related; it finding a new network and not being able to connect to my router from my main PC? Thanks mate