[NTLUG:Discuss] VMware networking

[bobby@wrennest.com]

Try this, manually kill the vmware processes. Then run vmware-config.pl.
Answer the questions:
 
Do you want this script to automatically configure your system to allow
your
Virtual Machines to access the host filesystem? (yes/no/help) [no]  no

Do you want to be able to use the network in your Virtual Machines?
[yes] yes

Do you want to be able to use host-only networking in your Virtual
Machines?
[no] no

I think you problem may be the third question. The virtual machine is
trying to be a Samba host. I have had a similar error if both the second
and third questions are answered yes.

Don't know if that's it but it worked for me.

Bobby
al wrote:
> 
> lee wrote:
> >
> > maybe you should re-run /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl  ?
> >
> > i think i have experienced this same thing after a kernel upgrade and i
> > remember having to re-run some installation scripts to have the
> > networking work again.  running the script didn't cause me to lose any
> > guest OS data.  i can't remember exactly how i got it working again, but
> > i would try the command above...  good luck!!  :-)
> >
> ok
> here is a new one..............
> running /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl  gives me the error:
> 
> Making sure VMware's services are stopped.
> 
> Stopping VMware services:
>    Virtual machine monitor                                 [  OK  ]
>    Bridged networking                                      [  OK  ]
>    Host-only networking                                    [FAILED]
>    Virtual ethernet                                        [FAILED]
> Unable to stop VMware's services.
> 
> Execution aborted.
> 
> Of course, it makes complete sense that since it could not start them in
> the earlier attempt, stopping them would be equally impossible..;->
> 
> ....next idea??
> 
> thanks again
> aal
> 
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