I have upgraded vm tools, hardware and network adapter on vm. For application purposes I need the old mac address manually set on this vm
Is there a way to manually set a mac address after changing network adapter to VMXNET 3? I have tried the VM KB post for changing mac address and the vm reverts back to the incorrect mac.
Thank you for your help.
If a windows guest, can you just set the MAC within the Guest OS?
Hello.
Which kb (or approach) did you use? If it is a Windows guest, you can try changing the adapter properties and setting the MAC there.
Good Luck!
Sorry. It is a Windows 2003 32 bit OS. I have tried changing the MAC manually and it blue screens the server.
Sorry. It is a Windows 2003 32 bit OS. I have tried changing the MAC manually and it blue screens the server.
like below?
Similar. I actually have a MAC address option in Advanced settings.
KB Article: 507
when setting it in WIndows, you can't use the colons (:) are you?
Maybe not a solution, but more of a workaround - Does this VM require the VMXNET3 adapter, or can you go with the e1000?
I was able to get it set in the advanced settings however when I enter a showmac from the command prompt it states the old mac address. I'm having the application owner test.
This might be a good option if we can't get it working. However we'd like to keep everything on VMXNET 3 if possible.
I was able to get it set in the advanced settings however when I enter a showmac from the command prompt it states the old mac address. I'm having the application owner test.
If you've upgraded the virtual hardware the "old NIC" is probably still present within device manager. Uninstall the old NIC.
See below (make sure you run the first tow command from a command prompt and not the run command)
There were quite a few NICs that needed deleted, but this didn't resolve the problem. The MAC is sticking on advanced settings, however will not change when doing a getmac.
You have tried this:
I have tried this and the MAC address reverts back after reboot.
Can you create a secondary VMXNET3 vNIC and provide it that MAC?
The application owner has decided to get a license key with the new mac address. No further troubleshooting will be permitted.
Thank you all for your help!