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

[Eric Beale]

Yeah, that #2 didn't work...grumblegrumble...The WinXP vm detects the 
'new' hardware, but I am unable to update drivers for it, ergo, it does 
not 'install'. Recommends that I connect to the internet to get the 
latest drivers, which, ironically enough, is exactly what I'm trying to do.

In your #1 suggestion, you say change the host vm settings to NAT. My 
host settings have no option for that in the VMWare Server console- 
where is this setting?

David L. Willson wrote:
> Dave means IP and DNS, not IP and DHCP.  DHCP ~is~ the automatically...
>
> Here's an easy way to make it all happen right.
>
> 1. From the host, in the VM settings, set the network adapter to NAT,
> not bridged or host-only.
> 2. In the guest, in Device Manger, remove any and all devices in the
> Network Adapters class.
> 3. Reboot the guest.  (Yes, reboot).  When it comes up, it should detect
> and configure the Lance adapter that VMware provides to guests.
>
> NOTE:  The actual host adapter doesn't matter a bit to the guest.  The
> only thing that matters to the guest is, if you've set it for bridged,
> that you have configured vmware-bridging on the host adapter that's
> connected.  With dial-up host, that probably won't work.  I dearly hope
> that you did setup NAT networking when you ran the VMware config
> scripts.  If not, rego them.
>
> On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 12:59 -0700, 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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