8.10, vmware server 2.0, no vmnet0

[lcbruzer]

I just installed VMware-server-2.0.0-122956 on my up-to-date 8.10 machine (kernel: 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP x86_64).
When running the vmware-config.pl script I get no errors, however when done I have no "vmnet0" for bridging seen by "ifconfig".
I do get vmnet1 and vmnet8, and I confirmed that the NAT setup does work (through vmnet8). However, I want/need bridged mode.
I see no errors in the /var/log/vmware/ logs.
I don't see a "vmnet0" directory in /etc/vmware (vmnet[1,8] are there).
After running the "vmware-config.pl" script it starts everything and it has:

Starting VMware services:
...
Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done
...
but networking doesn't worked bridged. :confused:
I have /dev/vmnet[0-9]. I've googled, searched the forum, etc. and just decided to ask. So, if anyone has suggestions I'd love to hear them.
The eth0 interface is a built-in on a Dell C521:
04:07.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)

Thanks in advance,
LCB.

[dcstar]

........
but networking doesn't worked bridged. :confused:
I have /dev/vmnet[0-9]. I've googled, searched the forum, etc. and just decided to ask. So, if anyone has suggestions I'd love to hear them.
The eth0 interface is a built-in on a Dell C521:
04:07.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)


Are you sure it is eth0?, on my system it is eth1 and I had to make the manual change in the vmware setup.

[lcbruzer]

Are you sure it is eth0?, on my system it is eth1 and I had to make the manual change in the vmware setup.

I'm positive (only have lo and eth0 interfaces):

$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1e:c9:35:30:e5
...
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
...

[lcbruzer]

(bump) Anyone using latest vmware-server-2 successfully on 8.10?

[bodhi.zazen]

(bump) Anyone using latest vmware-server-2 successfully on 8.10?

Yes, and there is a thread linked in the mega thread with detailed instructions.

[Sergio Ruocco]

Hi to all! I have EXACTLY the same problem.

I am running Ubuntu 8.10 (with the latest updates & patches), VMware ServerVersion 2.0.0Build 122956, on a Mac Pro (server, not laptop)

I installed a Ubuntu8.10 in a VM (a ready-made VM "appliance"), that works perfectly with NAT/hostonly interfaces. It goes online via the host eth0 interface (on a public, static address), browse the net, and so on.


However, I am struggling to get it working with a BRIDGED interface to eth1, using a second public static address, so that the virtual Linux machine can be accessed from the outside.

According to a friend, who admnis tens of these things for his company, networking in the guest is configured correctly.

The only problem I can see is that VMWare's vmnet0 does not show up if ifconfig:

[sergio 17:05 ~]$ ifconfig (I removed the static public IP from eth0)

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:17:f2:0c:9f:74
inet addr: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Bcast: xxx.xxx.xxx.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::217:f2ff:fe0c:9f74/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:24077 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:14343 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:12405699 (12.4 MB) TX bytes:2756744 (2.7 MB)
Memory:f0820000-f0840000

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:22695 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:22695 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:23189233 (23.1 MB) TX bytes:23189233 (23.1 MB)

vmnet1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:c0:00:01
inet addr:192.168.44.1 Bcast:192.168.44.255 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:40 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:172.16.12.1 Bcast:172.16.12.255 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:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:39 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)


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I deleted the entire network configuration, and re-done as the standard (vmnet0 bridged to eth1, vmnet1 host only, vmnet8 NAT).
At the end of the run of vmware-config.pl I get:

....
values that you may need to migrate to your current datastores.xml.

Do you want to enter a serial number now? (yes/no/help) [no]

Starting VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor done
Virtual machine communication interface done
VM communication interface socket family: done
Virtual ethernet done
Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done <<<=== SO IT SEEMS TO BE SETUP!!
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 (background) done
DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1 done
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 (background) done
DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8 done
NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 done
VMware Server Authentication Daemon (background) done
Shared Memory Available done
Starting VMware management services:
VMware Server Host Agent (background) done
VMware Virtual Infrastructure Web Access
Starting VMware autostart virtual machines:
Virtual machines done

The configuration of VMware Server 2.0.0 build-122956 for Linux for this
running kernel completed successfully.

[lcbruzer]

Yes, I read through the thread (which is very good) before posting.
I saw no help for my issue there. Of note also is that I believe prior to the latest vmware server I had installed fine with this setup, so I believe it is something unique to the newest vmware version. This was repeatable on a different machine as well.

[bodhi.zazen]

Yes, I read through the thread (which is very good) before posting.
I saw no help for my issue there. Of note also is that I believe prior to the latest vmware server I had installed fine with this setup, so I believe it is something unique to the newest vmware version. This was repeatable on a different machine as well.

Oh, I missed that, sorry if I came across as terse.

Did you get an error message or could you describe the problem in more detail ?

[lcbruzer]

No worries. I only see the following in /var/log/vmware/hostd.log:


[2009-01-07 09:31:32.488 'App' 139882359801568 error] An error occurred while loading configuration "/usr/lib/vmware/settings",not all entries are being read. It is strongly encouraged that you manually inspect the file and fix any corruptions.
(this file doesn't exist) and also this:


[2009-01-07 09:31:30.472 'Libs' 139882359801568 warning] rasterScale: failed to load pixops library from /usr/lib/vmware//lib/libpixops.so.2.0.4/libpixops.so.2.0.4: /usr/lib/vmware//lib/libpixops.so.2.0.4/libpixops.so.2.0.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I will be re-trying again on a different machine. For the previous one I changed over to VirtualBox...

OK; same results; at least I am consistent! :-?
I believe I will try a previous ( 1.0.8 ) version.

Thanks again,
LCB.

[tinodj]

I have had exactly same problem on 7.04 2 months ago. I reinstalled today again, and again, no vmnet when doing ifconfig. I would really like to see solution to this problem. If anyone can help please let me if need more informations.


Check this thread as well

http://communities.vmware.com/message/1091427#1091427

I would be really happy to see a solution to this.

[lcbruzer]

FWIW - I went to 1.0.8 and it works perfectly.

[amadib]

Did anyone ever figure this one out? I'm having a very similar issue with ubuntu 9.10 running vmware server 2.0 and an instance of Windows 2003.


The Bridge connection works under the eth0, but I get a private address 169.254.x.x using DHCP and entering a static IP does not allow me to receive any Bytes.


I added the ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000" with no success.
Any suggestions?