VMware Server: XP network can't connect

[Blind Tiger]

I am running Ubuntu 7.10 as a guest OS for a virtual XP Pro machine on VMware Server 1.0.5. The install went fine, yet I cannot connect to the internet.


I am using bridged networking.
I have disabled the XP firewall.
I have allowed network sharing on the host OS (Gutsy) using Firestarter.
My network is wired cable modem on device etho.


I have read multiple threads but have not found a solution. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

[superprash2003]

please post ifconfig output from the terminal in your ubuntu machine

[Blind Tiger]

Thank you for the response. I am currently at work but will post the output from ifconfig upon my return home to my Ubuntu box.

[Nikayah]

I'm not the same person, but im having the same problem. Ive posted both ipconfig and ipconfig /all. I've tried both bridged and NAT but to no avail. I installed the VMWare tools.
C:\Documents and Settings\USER>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.94.39
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

C:\Documents and Settings\USER>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : xp-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-29-2A-CE-16
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.94.39
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

[superprash2003]

@nikayah
is windows xp your Guest OS? are you trying to run windows xp under ubuntu or vice versa?

[SuzuZaku]

I'm having a similar problem, only mine is because my vmnet files do not exist, how do I make them?

[Blind Tiger]

@ Superprash:
from Ubuntu terminal:
~$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:13:D3:A6:D6:8B
inet addr:76.105.183.226 Bcast:255.255.255.255 Mask:255.255.248.0
inet6 addr: fe80::213:d3ff:fea6:d68b/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:2618843 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:122857 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:279653842 (266.6 MB) TX bytes:18868552 (17.9 MB)
Interrupt:17

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:89 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:89 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:6262 (6.1 KB) TX bytes:6262 (6.1 KB)

vmnet1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:C0:00:01
inet addr:192.168.33.1 Bcast:192.168.33.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::250:56ff:fec0:1/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:259 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

vmnet8 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:C0:00:08
inet addr:172.16.27.1 Bcast:172.16.27.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::250:56ff:fec0:8/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:260 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:19:DB:0B:24:5F
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

wmaster0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-19-DB-0B-24-5F-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

[superprash2003]

this looks good.. you are getting an ip.. have you manually typed those ips? is vmnet8 or vmnet1 the xp machine? could you go to the xp machine and type ipconfig in the command prompt and post a screenshot here?

[Blind Tiger]

I thought it looked good also, to the limited extent of my knowledge. The results were derived from DHCP settings. I am not sure which vmnet adapter is my XP machine. I have run ipconfig from command prompt in XP and noticed that only ip address and subnet mask had values. I will post a screenshot later tonight. Thanks.

[Nikayah]

XX I am running XP as my guest operating system, my host is ubuntu, and if i haven't said it already I'm running on an x64 computer.XX

NEVRMIND I fixed it!!

[Blind Tiger]

Nikayah -- what was your solution?

[Blind Tiger]

Superprash -- I took a look at my XP machine settings and discovered that my ethernet device was /dev/vmnet0. I then added an ethernet adapter for both vmnet1 and vmnet8 through the custom option in 'add new device' of 'edit machine settings.' I created a successful network connection using vmnet8. Thanks for prompting me to post the output of ifconfig -- it spawned the solution to my network issue. vmnet8 is the virtual adapter used with NAT -- this is the only way I can establish a functional network on the XP guest.