I realize this isn't quite the right place to be posting this, but I figured you might be able to help (I've got the same problem as the person above me). I'm running Ubuntu 8.04 as a host with Win XP Pro as the guest with VMware Server 2.0 Release Candidate 2. I followed the instructions you gave but windows is still unable to find the applicable ethernet drivers. I have vmware tools installed and mounted. Any suggestions?

I have this exact same issue... even with the tools installed the driver will no work inside XP.

I am running 2.0

Is there another driver I can try? even when I point the driver installer to the exact location of the files it will not take..

It is like the nic does not have a name and can not be matched to the driver??? sounds weird I know..

I have tried everything and just need a working driver....

ANY help would be great.. thanks

-Ken

Hi,

I have also ran into the exact same issue, was anybody able to solve this problem, NIC not getting detected in Windows guest OS ?

FYI, this is my vmx file

#!/usr/bin/vmplayer
.encoding = "windows-1252"

1. Filename: WindowsXP.vmx
2. Generated 2008-12-10;08:42:41 by EasyVMX! 2.0 (beta)
3. http://www.easyvmx.com

1. This is a Workstation 6 config file
2. It can be used with Player

config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "6"

1. Selected operating system for your virtual machine

guestOS = "winvista"

1. displayName is your own name for the virtual machine

displayName = "WindowsXP"

1. These fields are free text description fields

guestinfo.vmware.product.url = "http://www.easyvmx.com/"
guestinfo.vmware.product.class = "virtual machine"

1. Number of virtual CPUs. Your virtual machine will not
2. work if this number is higher than the number of your physical CPUs

numvcpus = "2"

1. Memory size and other memory settings

memsize = "512"
MemAllowAutoScaleDown = "FALSE"
MemTrimRate = "-1"

1. PowerOn/Off options

gui.powerOnAtStartup = "FALSE"
gui.fullScreenAtPowerOn = "FALSE"
gui.exitAtPowerOff = "FALSE"

1. Unique ID for the virtual machine will be created

uuid.action = "create"

1. Settings for VMware Tools

tools.remindInstall = "FALSE"
tools.upgrade.policy = "upgradeAtPowerCycle"

1. Startup hints interfers with automatic startup of a virtual machine
2. This setting has no effect in VMware Player

hints.hideAll = "TRUE"

1. Enable time synchronization between computer
2. and virtual machine

tools.syncTime = "TRUE"

1. USB settings
2. This config activates USB

usb.present = "TRUE"
usb.generic.autoconnect = "FALSE"

1. First serial port, physical COM1 is available

serial0.present = "TRUE"
serial0.fileName = "Auto Detect"
serial0.autodetect = "TRUE"
serial0.hardwareFlowControl = "TRUE"

1. Optional second serial port, physical COM2 is not available

serial1.present = "FALSE"

1. First parallell port, physical LPT1 is available

parallel0.present = "TRUE"
parallel0.fileName = "Auto Detect"
parallel0.autodetect = "TRUE"
parallel0.bidirectional = "TRUE"

1. Sound settings

sound.present = "TRUE"
sound.fileName = "-1"
sound.autodetect = "TRUE"

1. Logging
2. This config activates logging, and keeps last log

logging = "TRUE"
log.fileName = "WindowsXP.log"
log.append = "TRUE"
log.keepOld = "3"

1. These settings decides interaction between your
2. computer and the virtual machine

isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "FALSE"
isolation.tools.dnd.disable = "FALSE"
isolation.tools.copy.enable = "TRUE"
isolation.tools.paste.enabled = "TRUE"

1. Other default settings

svga.autodetect = "TRUE"
mks.keyboardFilter = "allow"
snapshot.action = "autoCommit"

1. First network interface card

ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"
ethernet0.connectionType = "bridged"
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"

1. Settings for physical floppy drive

floppy0.present = "FALSE"

1. Settings for physical CDROM drive

ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"
ide1:0.fileName = "C:\Users\earukan\Downloads\Windows XP Professional SP3\VRMPVOL_EN.iso"
ide1:0.autodetect = "TRUE"

1. Settings for the optional virtual CDROM, ISO-image

ide1:1.present = "TRUE"
ide1:1.fileName = "F:"
ide1:1.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
ide1:1.mode = "persistent"
ide1:1.startConnected = "FALSE"

1. LsiLogic SCSI card

scsi0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"

1. First IDE disk, size 4800Mb

ide0:0.present = "TRUE"
ide0:0.fileName = "WindowsXP.vmdk"
ide0:0.mode = "persistent"
ide0:0.startConnected = "TRUE"
ide0:0.writeThrough = "TRUE"

1. Second SCSI disk image, size 3Gb

scsi0:1.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:1.fileName = "WindowsXP-2.vmdk"
scsi0:1.mode = "persistent"
scsi0:1.startConnected = "TRUE"
scsi0:1.writeThrough = "TRUE"

1. END OF EasyVMX! CONFIG

extendedConfigFile = "WindowsXP.vmxf"

virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"

ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:c0:e2:2a"
uuid.location = "56 4d dc 18 bd 7a 30 d2-3c ba 2b 2f a8 c0 e2 2a"
uuid.bios = "56 4d dc 18 bd 7a 30 d2-3c ba 2b 2f a8 c0 e2 2a"
ide0:0.redo = ""
scsi0:1.redo = ""
vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "16777216"
scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16"
ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "17"
sound.pciSlotNumber = "18"

hgfs.mapRootShare = "TRUE"

That was it!!

Fat fingered the dropdown to select theOS when I built the VM..never noticed...

I rebuilt with the proper OS chosen and amazingly everything worked once I installed the tools..

Thanks... I needed another pair of eyes..

-Ken

Cheers to those with the helpful ideas. I know the post is old, but still highly relevant. I installed WinXPPro-64 for my OS, and I was unable to get my NIC working either. The removal of the e1000 device was my cure.