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

[Eric Beale]

Dave,

If I rerun the vmware-config.pl, is that going to wipe out all the vm's 
I've setup? Say it ain't so...if that's what it'll take, I'll do it, 
cause I'll tell ya, I'm stump-ed.

Eric

David L. Willson wrote:
> 1. That's odd.  I've never been asked for the NIC driver by any Windows guest, and I've
> built several of them.
> 2. You are probably going to want to re-run /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl or equivalent.  It
> looks like you didn't configure NAT for your guests.
> 3. If this is all too much, I know a guy who works for beer, and can probably fix it.   :-)
>
> On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:08:13 -0700, Eric Beale wrote
>   
>> 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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