[clue-tech] VMServer 1.0 Host/Guest Internet problems
Russell Glissmann
rglissma at gmail.com
Tue Dec 19 11:21:32 MST 2006
Looks good to me, keep the current config.
On 12/19/06, Eric Beale <ebeale at releaseteam.com> wrote:
>
> Guys,
>
> Never mind on the latest question; it was next in line...current
> configuration of NAT is set to use the private subnet
> 10.0.0.0/255.255.255.0- this was configured initially. Do I need to
> change this setting to something else?
>
> Eric
>
> Russell Glissmann wrote:
> > No, re-running the vmware-config will not affect your virtual machines.
> >
> > On 12/19/06, *Eric Beale* <ebeale at releaseteam.com
> > <mailto: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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