I think an internal network only allows Hyper-V VMs to talk to each other plus the host machine (or "parent partition", as they call it):
http://blogs.technet.com/jhoward/archive/2008/06/17/hyper-v-what-are-the -uses-for-different-types-of-virtual-networks.aspx So I think you should be safe. But I'm new to virtualization and have only been using Hyper-V for a week or so, so caveat emptor... :-) John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District 318 North Clark Street Perry, FL 32347 www.taylor.k12.fl.us -----Original Message----- From: Ara Avvali [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 2:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Hyper-v Hello I want to be sure on something if someone would help me please. I only have one network attached to hype-v as internal Is it safe to assume to capture an image from a domain controller, restore it to the virtual machine which is only connected to internal network and leave the host connected to domain? Basically my point is anything I do on VM will not be replicated to real environment. Appreciated ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~