I try to set it to use eth0 and it doesn't work - tells me that it is disconnected. Settings on vmware are default, it should be providing a wired ethernet connection for the guest to pick up but it doesn't seem to work. Windows server 2008 guest was able to pick up a network connection easily. I haven't used linux in a while so I really don't know where to start here.
Which NIC type is set for VM? Are VMware Tools installed?
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MCSA, MCTS, VCP, VMware vExpert '2009
Wow, I can't even install vmware tools. It's complaing: "None of the pre-built pvscsi modules for vmware tools is suitable for your running kernel" and wants to compile it, but I don't have a c compiler installed.
Install C compliler then first.
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MCSA, MCTS, VCP, VMware vExpert '2009