[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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