Re: VMware XP networking

Arthur Corliss wrote:

>On Fri, 15 Jul 2005, Damien Hull wrote:
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>>I've got another VMware problem. XP runs fine and says the network is
>>connected but I can't ping anything. It was working fine before service
>>pack 2.
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>>Here's what I've got.
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>> 1. Networking in Bridge mode
>> 2. Windows XP pro boots and says it's connected
>> 3. If I run DHCP it tries to get an address but I can't ping anything
>> 4. If I set a static address I can't ping anything
>> 5. There is no vmware network interface on the host os ( Fedora Core 3 )
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>What's your kernel rev? Something broke the bridged interface on Linux hosts
>starting w/kernel 2.12. There's an unofficial patch that you can apply from a
>Vmware employee that fixes the problem. Recompile the kernel modules, and
>all's good.
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>I've tested the patch against Workstation v5 for Linux, I don't know if it'll
>solve similar problems on other versions of vmware...
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> --Arthur Corliss
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I've got kernel 2.6.11.11. It's a custome kernel with modules for my
ethernet and audio. If I have to change to a different kernel I can do
that but that's not something I'm going to enjoy.
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Received on Fri Jul 15 16:05:11 2005