Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 18:56:20 +1100 (EST) From: "Andrew Barnes" <andrew@mosina.com.au> To: <freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org> Subject: VMware v2.0.4 Networking Problem Message-ID: <58434.194.69.198.40.1014191780.squirrel@webmail.ramsesit.co.uk>
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Hi, I've got the following problem: I've installed VMWare2 using the ports collection - no problems (although it didn't automatically set up the linprocfs - but that wasn't a problem!). This was done as root. As a general user (with group "wheel" permissions) I start X-Windows and run vmware. Again, no problems. I have even installed Windows 2000 Pro without any dramas - FDD, CDROM, it all works. The problem is with the networking. I have installed VMWare in Bridging mode - bridging off interface xl0. When setting up to install the guest o/s, the ethernet device is set up as "Host Only" (as per Hints.FreeBSD). xl0 has IP of 172.16.0.2/24 with a default gateway of 172.16.0.1. vmnet1 interface (on host o/s) has IP address of 192.168.0.1/24. Guest OS an IP address of 192.168.0.2/24 with a default gateway of 192.168.0.1 In this configuration, I'm unable to connect to ANYTHING - not the LAN, not even the host O/S. HOWEVER, if I then change Win2k's network config so that it is now 172.16.0.4/24 with a default router of 172.16.0.1, it can see the local network, can even route to other private networks, but STILL cannot see the local host O/S' network :-( My configuration is as follows: FreeBSD v4.5-RELEASE XFree86 v4.2.0 + GNOME + IceWM VMWare v2.0.4 build 1142 Windows 2000 Professional I have even gone and done a chmod g+w to /compat/linux/dev/vmnet1 so that my own user account can write to the device. Please note, that while the install was done as root, actually running vmware (and installing/using the guest o/s, etc) is all done under my own user account. I really don't want to (and shouldn't have to?) run vmware as root. If ANYONE has any hints/suggestions/further questions, please let me know! Cheers, Andrew Barnes -- Andrew Barnes Email: andrew@mosina.com.au To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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