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someguy201
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VMWare Player - No internet access. Win 7 host, XP VM

Hi,

I have a Windows XP Pro VM running on WMware Player, I can't get it to connect to the internet. When diagnosing the issue for the network adapter on the Win 7 host machine, the following error message appeared:

dhcp is not enabled for vmware network adapter vmnet1

and

dhcp is not enabled for vmware network adapter vmnet8

This is no longer appearing, On the host machine, network and sharing center shows my normal network, and an unidentified public network with no internet access - listing both vmnet1 and vmnet8 adapters.

Thanks for any help.

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a_p_
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Welcome to the Community,

there could be several reasons for this, from installation issues, configuration issues up to firewall settings, ...

As a first step, change the VM's network configuration to "NAT" and then run ipconfig /release followed by ipconfig /renew in the XP VM. If this does not help, please provide some details about your setup. VMware Player Version you use, UAC enabled/disabled, any firewall/AV applications you run and last but not least, post the output of ipconfig /all of the host and the VM.

André

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someguy201
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Thanks for the response. The issue remains after running the ipconfig commands.

VMWare Player: 4.0.1 build-528992

VM: XP Pro SP2

Host OS: Windows 7 Home Premium, 64-bit 6.1.7601, Service Pack 1

UAC: Disabled

Security Programs: Microsoft Security Essentials, Malwarebytes AntiMalware PRO, Winpatrol

VM Ipconfig /all output:

Windows IP Configuration
        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : will-267511ab1a
        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : localdomain
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : localdomain
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Accelerated AMD PCNet Adapter
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-29-3D-8F-28
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.233.128
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.233.2
        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.233.254
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.233.2
        Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.233.2
        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, December 31, 2011 1:59:55 PM
        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, December 31, 2011 2:29:55 PM
--------------------------
Host ipconfig /all output:
Windows IP Configuration
   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Will-PC
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : gateway.2wire.net
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82577LC Gigabit Network Connection
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-26-B9-63-F4-44
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : gateway.2wire.net
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) WiFi Link 5300 AGN
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-21-6A-BF-DC-F6
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2c4e:11b7:8801:c2c1%10(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.67(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 29 December 2011 22:26:39
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 01 January 2012 13:16:24
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 184557930
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-15-BE-2B-83-00-21-6A-BF-DC-F6
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : localdomain
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet1
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-01
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::7083:f025:808e:7ca4%17(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.236.1(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 31 December 2011 13:00:43
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 31 December 2011 14:30:43
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.236.254
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 436228182
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-15-BE-2B-83-00-21-6A-BF-DC-F6
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.236.1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8:
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : localdomain
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet8
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-08
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::e514:cafc:3919:63aa%19(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.233.1(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 31 December 2011 13:14:08
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 31 December 2011 14:29:08
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.233.254
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 469782614
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-15-BE-2B-83-00-21-6A-BF-DC-F6
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.233.2
   Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.233.2
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Tunnel adapter isatap.gateway.2wire.net:
   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : gateway.2wire.net
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:5ef5:79fd:1438:3722:3f57:febc(Preferred)
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1438:3722:3f57:febc%11(Preferred)
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Tunnel adapter isatap.localdomain:
   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : localdomain
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter isatap.{57B3E4DA-60AF-4C3D-B29E-BA4FF979AE74}:
   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
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a_p_
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According to the output of ipconfig, your VM as well as the host seem to be configured properly. The XP VM received a valid "NAT" DHCP address an the according virtual "vmnet8" adapter on the host looks ok as well.

I'd suggest as the next step you verify all VMware Services (e.g. "VMware NAT Service") are running and there are no error entries in the host's Windows event log. Maybe you can temporarily disable the firewall to see whether this blocks the traffic from the VM.

André

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pavel-a
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Hi,

Have you hibernated the host machine before starting the VM?

If so, try to reboot the host, verify that it has internet access, then start the VM.

--pa

milton123
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All seems good. Please make sure that your host machine firewall is disable and getting Internet.

Cheers, Yours Udin

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AmrE
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pavel-a Why does this happen after Host hibernation ?

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