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Click to view kpaul's profile Lurker 1 posts since
Aug 4, 2007
Please disregard. I have successfully enable wireless networking.

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Click to view nesmex's profile Novice 11 posts since
Aug 3, 2007
I Upgraded to the GA release of Fusion and managed to make bridged network work over Airport Extreme (n), but I still have drop out problems, and even after boot up, it does not seem to work, I have to open my browser and get to the configuration page of my ADSL Modem, once I get there I can nevigate elsewhere. BTW, I also was able to configure my printer using Bonjour and access my Shred Drives attached to Airport Extreme.
Click to view DeLellis's profile Novice 7 posts since
Aug 5, 2007
If you are having problems with bridged wireless networking:

1) What Mac do you have?
MBP core 2 duo with 3MG RAM

2) What version of Mac OS X are you running?
10.4.10

3) Are you running B, G, N or a combination of wireless networking technologies?
4 Macs on the network: 1 MBP core 2 duo-802.11n, 2 MB's-802.11n, 1 MBP core duo-802.11g

4) What base station are you connected to?
Airport Extreme V2 802.11n

5) Have you applied the latest Airport Update from 7/30 and does it help?
Yes, before I downloaded the Beta version and now the full version and, no, it doesn't help.

6) If you are using N networking, if you drop back to G or B networking, does the problem occur?
Not sure, but I don't want to mess with my network and don't have time.

Other info:
I had no network connection in VMware when Windows was set to get an IP automatically. Airport uses 10.0.1.x IP address scheme and VMware had an IP address scheme of 192.168.15.x. Windows had internet access, but no access to the Airport network. I assigned a static IP of 10.0.1.212, which is outside the normal range of IP's assigned by the Airport Extreme. With a static IP, both the network and internet became accessible. Soon after, I lost connection with both the MBP and VMware Windows PC to the network. Regaining network connectivity was inconsistent. Stopping and starting Airport worked once, but restarting the MBP was required in another instance.

All the occurred on Sunday 8/05/07 with the BETA version, but it happen again today (Monday 8/06/07) with the final release. All this renders VMware virtually useless.

Bob
Click to view mykmelez's profile Hot Shot 221 posts since
Jul 29, 2007
5) Have you applied the latest Airport Update from
7/30 and does it help?

I'm applying it now. Will report back afterwards.


It didn't help. But I think my problem is different than the "bridged wireless" issues that are the focus of this thread, since I've now experienced my problem with a wired connection.
Click to view TheAngryPenguin's profile Enthusiast 60 posts since
Sep 21, 2006
I just updated to GA and the issue persists.

Device list before joining GA-based VM to network:

[code]Int. MAC Address IP Address
br0 00:19:B9:04:FC:5A 192.168.69.100
eth2 00:17:F2:4B:A9:1D 192.168.69.150[/code]

Device list after joining VM to network:

[code]Int. MAC Address IP Address
br0 00:0C:29:A6:FA:A2 192.168.69.53
br0 00:17:F2:4B:A9:1D 192.168.69.53
br0 00:19:B9:04:FC:5A 192.168.69.100
eth2 00:17:F2:4B:A9:1D 192.168.69.150[/code]
Click to view DeLellis's profile Novice 7 posts since
Aug 5, 2007
I just got the following error message:

"The wireless network appears to have been compromised and will be disabled for about a minute". Just for the record, the computer also loses its ability to tell time. After a few minutes I was able to turn off Airport and restart and get the network connection back up.
Click to view richardkingsley's profile Lurker 2 posts since
Feb 17, 2006
Hi All,

Since giving my bridged VM a static IP address, I have had no problems at all with the wireless interface. Could indicate a problem with the DHCP part of the virtual interface.

Hope this helps

richard

Click to view DeLellis's profile Novice 7 posts since
Aug 5, 2007
Hi All,

Since giving my bridged VM a static IP address, I
have had no problems at all with the wireless
interface. Could indicate a problem with the DHCP
part of the virtual interface.

Hope this helps

richard


I am also in bridged mode with a static IP (outside the range if IPs in Airport Extreme), but the problem persists.

Bob
Click to view ajaffarali's profile Novice 25 posts since
Jul 10, 2007
1) MacBook Pro 2.2Ghz/Santa Rosa
2) 10.4.10
3) N
4) D-Link Extreme
5) Applied- doesnt help
6) Havent tried this.

I'm temporarily using NAT and it works. Waiting for the fix

-a
Click to view Oben's profile Novice 46 posts since
Jun 8, 2007
I don't think it's a breakthrough for everyone but I noticed that my problem extended to other network issues like file sharing and Apple Remote Desktop.

When I went into System Preferences > Sharing > Firewall I noticed some bugs in that not every service that I saw on a default installation were there.

The key was installing Adobe Creative Suite CS3 which played around behind the scenes with the firewall settings and left it wide open some months ago after which I noticed some problems.

In the end I decided to take the file:

/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Sharing.firewall. plist

and replace it with a known good one from a fresh install on a new MBP.

I also uninstalled a program called Little Snitch that was interacting with the firewalls operation.

The network now works without any issues that I have detected so far. Remote Desktop and File Sharing all work now.

So maybe some of the people having issues might have a corrupted firewall like I had. Whether this is a complete fix or not I am not sure but it seems to have improved all network functioning for me at least.

Click to view pattheflip's profile Lurker 4 posts since
Jun 24, 2007
NAT, Bridged, and Host-Only networking is all leaving me with "limited or no connectivity", so there might be something bigger at play here with my configuration, too.
Click to view Oben's profile Novice 46 posts since
Jun 8, 2007
The key symptom of something wrong with the firewall occurred to me when I added a service to let through, but when I later wanted to edit it, I was not allowed to with a dialogue box saying that it should be controlled via the service tab.

I could not delete any of the new firewall entries I'd added. Perhaps anyone who has installed the latest Adobe CS3 can check if they can add and delete a firewall entry in their "Sharing" system preferences where the firewall settings are located.
Click to view stevenoetic's profile Novice 6 posts since
May 2, 2007
I'm still experiencing problems where my Bridged wireless connection will drop, forcing me to toggle my host's airport on/off.

1. MBP CoreDuo (not Core2Duo), 17"
2. Mac OSX 10.4.9
3. Wireless G
4. Linksys WRT54GL, firmware v4.30.9
5. Have not applied Apple's 7/30 Airport Patch
6. Not using N

Notes: Using Fusion 51348. I can pretty reliably cause the drop if I make heavy use of Vault (generates lots of traffic, I assume).
Click to view DeLellis's profile Novice 7 posts since
Aug 5, 2007
Does anyone know, or can someone from VMware post and let us know if anything is being done, or has been done about this issue. It is rendering VMware Fusion useless for me. That 30-day return policy is starting to look really useful, though.

Thanks,

Bob
Click to view nesmex's profile Novice 11 posts since
Aug 3, 2007
I've been playing around with VM 1.0 and still have Bridged network issues. Connection status is very erratic, sometimes after booting up I have internet connectivity, others I don't. I have tried uninstalling/reinstalling VM tools, no luck.
I shut down NOD32, still o luck. I ran the windows repair network connection and sometimes it found an error saying an old LSP was installed and preventing accessing the network, uninstalling this service only partially disables Nod32.

This is really annoying. I wouldn't like to swith to NAT, since by doing that I will lose my bonjour pinter and the ability to access my networked disks attached to the Airtport Extreme

Hope you guys come up with a solution real soon

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