An error occurred while updating the Virtual Network setting. Error code: 0

[swisstonitechi]

Hi all,

I seem to of lost network connectivity on my Guests that are setup as NAT'd, they were working before the weekend, now not. I've checfked the Virtual Network Editor and find NAT isn't started nor will it start.

My settings are as follows on Workstation 6.5.1-build 126130:

VMNet0 - Bridged

VMNet1 - Private

VMNet8 (Nat) - Used to share the hosts IP address.

Automatic Bridging tab - ticked to auto choose (can't untick)

Host Virtual Network Mapping - VMNet0 - Bridge to auto chosen adapter

Host Virtual Adapters - None listed.

DHCP - has scope of VMNet 1 & 8 but wont start service

NAT - service wont start

Any idea what is going on? As said, worked last week, now broken and I've not changed any settings.

[dtracey]

Hey Swiss Toni,

Have you checked the usual things, disk space, recent Windows Updates that sneakily installed hile you were sleeping, AV updates?

Can you list your host details (hardware, OS, NIC details).

Cheers,

Dan

[swisstonitechi]

Hey Dan,

These guest aren't having auto updates, they were patched when originally setup but not since and now I cant as they have no internet/network access. The odd thing is all 3 were on the domain, setup as NAT'd and working, now dont work. OS, is XP SP3, Vista 32 bit and even Windows 7 so all different. Something in the VM Host has changed, must be.

One thing that has changed, I upgraded my laptop (which the host runs on) from Vista 64 bit to Windows 7 64 bit - the firewall settings are disabled for public, internal and private on 7 though.

When I boot any of the guests, I get warning in bottom right saying "VMNet 8 the system cannot find the specified file ethernet 0".

Just trying upgrade of workstation from 6.5.1 to 6.5.3, see if that makes a difference.

[dtracey]

Hi Swiss Toni,

It was the changes on the host that i was referring to! As it stands you made a pretty major one!

As you are running Windows 7 you're best off installing the VMware Workstation 7 Release Candidate as it supports your host OS...

http://communities.vmware.com/community/beta/workstation;jsessionid=590872A5362F606504A9E87518636B81

Dan

[swisstonitechi]

thanks Dan, I've already installed 6.5.3 (before reading this message) and that seems to work without errors.

Nat service is now "started" but I will look at that newer version also.