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ChipMcK
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Interface vmnet1 is not marked "UP"

I changed Settings of guest for the network to Host Only.

When I powered on, received the stated message, which

do not convey much, to me anyway.

What did I not do? "UP"?

Also, I noted in several readings that the AMD network

driver is to give better performance. So I installed that

from VMTools replacing the Intel Pro/1000; did not work.

It has 'Code 10 error on start command'. Went back to the

Intel Pro/1000.

- Chip

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WoodyZ
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Sometimes it better to leave well enough alone if you do not know how to fix it when you break it! Smiley Happy

Have a look at: Using System Restore in Windows Vista

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ChipMcK
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I was creating a new virtual machine and stopped before

inserting the install CD/DVD. I selected Virtual

Machine>Settings>Network>Host Only, Apply, OK, Start Up Guest.

The first message was as stated.

System Restore??

- Chip

I am attaching the message window:

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WoodyZ
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I was creating a new virtual machine and stopped before

inserting the install CD/DVD. I selected Virtual

Machine>Settings>Network>Host Only, Apply, OK, Start Up Guest.

The first message was as stated.

If this is what your were doing then what was all of that in the post you started this thread about? I assumed you were doing this in the Windows Vista Virtual Machine from your previous thread and System Restore is a part of Vista (and XP) so read the link if it's applicable if not then ignore it.

For the error in conjunction with the latest information you posted try the following with Fusion closed and then start Fusion after you process the command and see if you still have the issue.

In a Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal) copy and paste the following command and press Enter.

sudo "/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/boot.sh" --restart

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WoodyZ
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FWIW the following explains the error message but not why vmnet1 was down in your case.

In a Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal) if one types the following commands you will see output similar to the following...

ifconfig vmnet1

vmnet1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500

inet 172.16.141.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.141.255

ether 00:50:56:c0:00:01

Note the UP in "vmnet1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST..."

Now with the following command...

sudo ifconfig vmnet1 down

Then...

ifconfig vmnet1

vmnet1: flags=8862<BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500

inet 172.16.141.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.141.255

ether 00:50:56:c0:00:01

Note there is no longer UP in "vmnet1: flags=8862<BROADCAST..."

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Now I could of just told you to try...

sudo ifconfig vmnet1 up

However restarting the VMware Virtual Network when the command in the previous post should cover vmnet1 and any other issues that may have caused vmnet1 to go down.

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ChipMcK
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That is as clear as mud - same as the message.

I gather that this is the order in which the commands should

be issued:

1. ifconfig vmnet1

Note the response (see if I dig)

2. sudo "/Library/Application Support/VMware

Fusion/boot.sh" --restart

3. ifconfig vmnet1

Dig it yet?

4. sudo ifconfig vmnet1 up

If no difference in response at 1 and 3

Do note that the message was encountered only when Host-Only

was selected; NAT and ... (whatever) came "up" fine.

- Chip

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ChipMcK
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Hhmm, the good part of your last message did not arrive

"UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST"

- Chip

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WoodyZ
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Since things are as clear as mud forget about the post in which I explained where the error message was coming from and...

In a Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal) just use the following command with Fusion closed...

sudo "/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/boot.sh" --restart

Then start Fusion and see if you still have the problem with vmnet1 which is the Host Only Virtual Network Adapter.

If this command does not work then reboot your Mac and see if the probelm persists and if it does then uninstall/reinstall Fusion.

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WoodyZ
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Hhmm, the good part of your last message did not arrive

"UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST"

I'm not quite sure what you're trying to say here and forgive me for being a little blunt but after reviewing all of the post you've made in the forum to date in the last 11 days and especially the thread there is obviously a communication problem and I will just have to let others help you from this point on, sorry.

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ChipMcK
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My Mail program shallows the stuff between the 'is less than' and the

'is more than' signs; that means that I did not read the

"BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST" and the

"UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST".

ifconfig vmnet1

vmnet1: flags=8863 mtu 1500

inet 172.16.141.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.141.255

ether 00:50:56:c0:00:01

Note the UP in "vmnet1: flags=8863 mtu 1500

inet 172.16.141.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.141.255

ether 00:50:56:c0:00:01

Note there is no longer UP in "vmnet1: flags=8862<BROADCAST..."

Can you understand it?

- Chip

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