Problem

The following error message is displayed when trying to start Charon-AXP or Charon-VAX on Windows and prevents the virtual machine from starting:

The system cannot find the file specified. : EWA0: Failed to create symbolic link to the packet driver

The configured node failed to initialize due to configuration errors.

This problem has been detected with the following Windows version, mainly after server reboot:

Solution

To correct this problem, the network adapter settings must be reset by using the procedure below.

The following procedure must be applied in this situation:

1. Open up "Control Panel → Network and Internet → Network and Sharing Center"

2. Select "Change Adapter settings"

3. Select each network interface used for Charon and with right click of mouse select "Disable"

4. Select each network interface used for Charon and with right click of mouse select "Enable"

5. Start CHARON