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

[Russell Glissmann]

No, re-running the vmware-config will not affect your virtual machines.

On 12/19/06, Eric Beale <ebeale at releaseteam.com> wrote:
>
> 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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