[clue-tech] VMServer 1.0 Host/Guest Internet problems

[Russell Glissmann]

As someone else said, have you loaded VMTools?  Without loading the tools XP
will have no clue as to what the Ethernet adapter is.  Also on your host
network, how are you getting an IP address?  Are you behind some sort of a
firewall that has a DHCP server, or are you directly connected to the
DSL/Cable modem and receiving an address from the ISP?  If the latter, you
may not be able to get more than one address (I know Comcast only allows one
address per modem).  If so, then having VMWare perform NAT would be a better
choice, and a simple one at that.  Just make sure you have already set that
up in VMWare itself.  Easy to find out, just shut down XP, configure the
virtual machine, and add the necessary network adapter with NAT, instead of
Bridging.

On 12/18/06, Eric Beale <ebeale at releaseteam.com> wrote:
>
> I think the problem is being compounded as the XP vm doesn't detect the
> network adapter in any of the configurations I set in the vm settings
> before I power up the XP vm. I am unable to configure a proper LAN or
> network connection, again, as the VM does not know there is a network
> adapter on the host. I deleted the current connection I had, where I was
> able to see the network and ping the host and now (blushing) can't
> reconfigure /that/.
>
> Eric
>
> David L. Anselmi wrote:
> > Eric Beale wrote:
> >> Fellas,
> >>
> >> Does the VM setting need to be configured with it's own IP address?
> >> Or does it pick up the IP address, which can be either an 'external'
> >> IP- 72.16.x.x- or 'internal'- 192.168.x.x....
> >
> > Yes, the VM needs to have its own IP and it has to be "internal",
> > assuming that your Internet connection stuff supports more than one
> > device on your LAN.
> >
> > The easiest way to get that is probably to switch the VM from bridged
> > to NAT, with the guest set to auto for IP and DHCP.  Try it.
> >
> > Dave
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