New to Workstation 6 - Networking

[JaiJai]

Hi All

I am new to Workstation 6 and have just installed it on my System

Now firing up and installing a VM with W2K3R2 I have set WKST 6 so that it bridges to the host NIC

VMNet0 is also set to the host Adapter.

Now from my VM I can ping the host, and vice versa but thats it. I cant ping my DSL, or surf the web through the DSL router

I have switched the Windows FW off, and have ensured that I can ping the DSL from the Host, but I cant from the VM..and theres no firewall restrictions...

Have I missed something?

Jay

[AWo]

Now firing up and installing a VM with W2K3R2 I have set WKST 6 so that it bridges to the host NIC

VMNet0 is also set to the host Adapter.

That's the default für VMnet0

Now from my VM I can ping the host, and vice versa but thats it. I cant ping my DSL, or surf the web through the DSL router

Do you reach the internet transparently (=your DSL router does the actual connect and it is your default gateway) through your LAN interface (the one VMnet0 is connected to)?

Do you reach the Internet through some other device like a WLAN adapter or do you have to dial-in / authenticate to the Internet on your host?

If the first is the case, post the .vmx file of your guest and "ipconfig /all" from the host and the guest.

If the second is true, change the virtual NIC type from bridged to NAT or add a NAT NIC to your guest (there's maybe some more work to do then) if you need the bridged interface for other purposes.

AWo

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[JaiJai]

Awo

Many thanks for your prompt response

My DSL router gives the VM the IP Adddress via DHCP.

From the host the DG is the DSL router

From the VM the DG is the DSL router (DG=Default Gateway)

It is an always on connection, so its the first of your options.....

Host

E:\Documents and Settings\test1>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : wxpsp2-b

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for

VMnet8

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-08

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.78.1

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for

VMnet1

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-01

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.131.1

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-FC-F1-A1-58

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.5

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 20 November 2007 21:11:02

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 21 November 2007 21:11:02

VM

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : w2k3r2-1

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Accelerated AMD PCNet Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-29-C9-92-4E

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.8

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

J

[JaiJai]

Just thought Id bump this for mre input..still stuck!

Many thanks!

[AWo]

Your IP configuration looks fine.

You set a static address in the gues, that should be fine, too.

We have to make sure that the virtual NIC is really bridged and that bridging works.

Therefore post the .vmx file from your guest. You'll find it where you stored all the guest files.

You can switch from a fixed IP to DHCP in the guest for testing purposes, too. If bridging is working your guest should receive an address from your DSL router and you can cross check it by looking at the routers DHCP lease table.

Make sure that you don't have any access filters set on the router (MAC address filter, for example. In bridged mode, your guest appears with its own MAC address).

AWo

[rsa911 · Accepted solution]

Some NForce network adapters have a built in hardware firewall, causing issues with vmware

make sure the firewall is disabled (check your machine bios or the nvidia toolset installed with the network card)

you may also have to update your machine bios to have this "disable firewall " option visible in the bios

[JaiJai]

Do I open the VMX file in word and copy the contents here?

I had tried the DHCP route as well but that didnt work.

[JaiJai]

Good Point on the Nforce! Ill check this later!!!

[AWo]

Do I open the VMX file in word and copy the contents here?

Word, Notepad, whatever, it is a plain ASCII file. Copy-and-paste it.

I had tried the DHCP route as well but that didnt work.

If the .vmx shows that the NIC is really bridged, bridging does not work or is missconfigured or rsa911's post applies. Do you checked this one already?

AWo

[JaiJai]

Awo and RSA

Many thanks for your help in this!

RSA : Spot on! I went to ASUS website downloaded the latest NForce drivers, rebooted and it worked! Bloody inbuilt firewalls!! lol....

Again, thanks to both of you...point awarded respectively!

JJ