Base System: WinXP
VM: Debian
I've setup my VM to have a bridged network connection. I've setup debian to have a static ip. When the vm boots the eht0 interface is up, but does not work most of the time (yes sometimes for whatever reason it does work).
By it does not work I mean, I can not ping to or ping out from the VM, no communication. If I issue an ifdown eth0 and ifup eth0 if starts working, or if I go
to vm players devices area and select "nat" from "bridged" then go back to "bridged" it
starts working again (this all without changing ANYTHING in the debian
vmware) the pings just magically start working again.
any ideas?
here is my vm config
#!/usr/bin/vmware
.encoding = "windows-1252"
displayName = "Linux 2.6.x Host"
guestOS = "other26xlinux"
memsize = "1024"
scsi0:0.fileName = "20G.vmdk"
ide1:0.fileName = "C:\Documents and Settings\spope\My Documents\downloads\debian-40r5-i386-businesscard.iso"
DEFAULT SETTINGS UNDER THIS LINE
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "4"
MemAllowAutoScaleDown = "FALSE"
MemTrimRate = "-1"
uuid.location = "56 4d b2 de 5e 40 b1 e9-84 fc 84 39 b7 b9 1e 55"
uuid.bios = "56 4d b2 de 5e 40 b1 e9-84 fc 84 39 b7 b9 1e 55"
uuid.action = "create"
checkpoint.vmState = ""
ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
ethernet0.connectionType = "bridged"
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:b9:1e:55"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
usb.present = "FALSE"
sound.present = "FALSE"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0.virtualdev = "lsilogic"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.deviceType = "disk"
scsi0:0.mode = "persistent"
scsi0:0.redo = ""
scsi0:0.writeThrough = "FALSE"
scsi0:0.startConnected = "FALSE"
scsi0:1.present = "FALSE"
floppy0.present = "FALSE"
ide0:0.present = "FALSE"
ide0:1.present = "FALSE"
ide1:1.present = "FALSE"
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
ide1:0.autodetect = "FALSE"
ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"
extendedConfigFile = "template.vmxf"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
tools.upgrade.policy = "manual"
fileSearchPath = "C:\Documents and Settings\spope\Desktop\linux;."
tools.syncTime = "FALSE"
vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "19202048"
