Comments on: VMWare Fusion and network bridging http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/ 101 proof Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:05:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: kris http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-88153 kris Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:25:53 +0000 http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-88153 This is so frustrating: I went to my University and plugged in. Didn't have to do anything. Internet under OS X worked fine. Checked VMware Fusion, worked fine. Went back home. Same problem as before. Okay. Now first I used the above steps which gave me a 2nd network adapter. Now I deleted all network-adapters exept one. Run all the ip-commands and everything is there (IP, Subnet, Standard-Gateway and evth else). AND: Still I can't connect to any website or update the anti-virus. This is so frustrating: I went to my University and plugged in. Didn’t have to do anything. Internet under OS X worked fine. Checked VMware Fusion, worked fine. Went back home. Same problem as before.

Okay.

Now first I used the above steps which gave me a 2nd network adapter. Now I deleted all network-adapters exept one. Run all the ip-commands and everything is there (IP, Subnet, Standard-Gateway and evth else).

AND: Still I can’t connect to any website or update the anti-virus.

]]> By: Macca http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-87609 Macca Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:52:46 +0000 http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-87609 OK. Do you have two adaptors configured for the VM? If so, disable (in Windows) the one that has no ip address assigned to it. If you only have one adaptor configured: Try changing the Network adaptor in your VM Settings to NAT. Run "ipconfig /release" then "ipconfig /renew" and then "ipconfig /all". See if that brings up a DGW OK.
Do you have two adaptors configured for the VM?
If so, disable (in Windows) the one that has no ip address assigned to it.
If you only have one adaptor configured:
Try changing the Network adaptor in your VM Settings to NAT.
Run “ipconfig /release” then “ipconfig /renew” and then “ipconfig /all”. See if that brings up a DGW

]]> By: kris http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-87607 kris Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:42:43 +0000 http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-87607 Hmm, If I use IPConfig it shows an IP-Adress, Subnetmask is 255.255.0.0 and the Standard(or default)Gateway is blank. If I ping that IP it says 4 sent and 4 returned. If I use IPConfig/All it says DHCP activated: yes Auto-Configuration: yes, BUT it doesn't show an IP-Adress. I get a blank 0.0.0.0. Same goes for the Subnetmask and the Standard-Gateway isn't shown. IP-Routing is off and WINS-Proxy is off. Hmm,

If I use IPConfig it shows an IP-Adress, Subnetmask is 255.255.0.0 and the Standard(or default)Gateway is blank.
If I ping that IP it says 4 sent and 4 returned.

If I use IPConfig/All it says DHCP activated: yes Auto-Configuration: yes, BUT it doesn’t show an IP-Adress. I get a blank 0.0.0.0. Same goes for the Subnetmask and the Standard-Gateway isn’t shown.
IP-Routing is off and WINS-Proxy is off.

]]> By: Macca http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-87600 Macca Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:58:45 +0000 http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-87600 Hey, OK, if you run "IPConfig /all" you'll see a line that says Default Gateway followed by an IP Address. Ping that IP, see if it returns ok. Do the same for the primary DNS server also if it's different. Hey,

OK, if you run “IPConfig /all” you’ll see a line that says Default Gateway followed by an IP Address.
Ping that IP, see if it returns ok.
Do the same for the primary DNS server also if it’s different.

]]> By: kris http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-87598 kris Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:57:13 +0000 http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-87598 @ER: Not using VPN on this machine. @Macca: If I use IPConfig in the cmd-tool it shows me an IP-Adress. So I guess the first part would be answered with yes. Secandly: How do I ping the gateway? @ER: Not using VPN on this machine.

@Macca: If I use IPConfig in the cmd-tool it shows me an IP-Adress.
So I guess the first part would be answered with yes.
Secandly: How do I ping the gateway?

]]> By: ER http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-87337 ER Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:04:18 +0000 http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-87337 If you are connected to a VPN, try to disconnect. It worked for me. If you are connected to a VPN, try to disconnect. It worked for me.

]]> By: Macca http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-87290 Macca Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:46:01 +0000 http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-87290 Does the VM actually obtain an IP address from DHCP? Can you ping the gateway from the VM? Does the VM actually obtain an IP address from DHCP?
Can you ping the gateway from the VM?

]]> By: kris http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-87287 kris Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:08:59 +0000 http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-87287 this is getting absurd. ok, now it worked. my bad. shut it down, added a 2nd networkadater, set it to "bridged" and "connected". Still it doesn't work. I think I give up on this. Already spent too much time and this is way to complicated for the average user to handle. RD, if you still have the nerve, I take any further advices, but else I just stick to browsing in Mac OS. Only bad thing is, I can't update any anti-virus and so on. So long, kris. this is getting absurd. ok, now it worked. my bad. shut it down, added a 2nd networkadater, set it to “bridged” and “connected”. Still it doesn’t work.

I think I give up on this. Already spent too much time and this is way to complicated for the average user to handle.

RD, if you still have the nerve, I take any further advices, but else I just stick to browsing in Mac OS. Only bad thing is, I can’t update any anti-virus and so on.

So long,
kris.

]]> By: RD http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-87259 RD Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:44:32 +0000 http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-87259 Kris, make sure your VM is shut down - not just suspended - when you try to add the additional network adapter. Once the VM is completely shut down the choices should no longer be grayed out. Hope that helps, RD Kris,

make sure your VM is shut down - not just suspended - when you try to add the additional network adapter. Once the VM is completely shut down the choices should no longer be grayed out.

Hope that helps,
RD

]]> By: kris http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-86895 kris Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:59:15 +0000 http://blog.maccarocks.com/2007/12/13/vmware-fusion-and-network-bridging/#comment-86895 @RD I managed to find the .vmx files myself. But I'm not so sure about picking the right one. I clicked on "Show Package" of the VMWare Program-File. Then in the Resources Folder I found two .vmx files. One called Template.vmx and the other Template-Vista.vmx. I got WinXPCoro installed so I chose the template.vmx file. Now with both files changed correctly I still have a problem. I can't add any other Network Adapters because the "+"Button is greyed out. Maybe I'm blind, maybe I "just forgot to connect to the power supply" - can't get it to work. Another thing I noticed is: When the virtual machine is stopped and VMWare is opened: When I go the the Settings of the Virtual Machine and hit the "+"Button in the Overview Section everything is greyed out, except for adding a shared folder. Any help is appreciated... @RD

I managed to find the .vmx files myself. But I’m not so sure about picking the right one. I clicked on “Show Package” of the VMWare Program-File. Then in the Resources Folder I found two .vmx files. One called Template.vmx and the other Template-Vista.vmx. I got WinXPCoro installed so I chose the template.vmx file.

Now with both files changed correctly I still have a problem. I can’t add any other Network Adapters because the “+”Button is greyed out.

Maybe I’m blind, maybe I “just forgot to connect to the power supply” - can’t get it to work.

Another thing I noticed is: When the virtual machine is stopped and VMWare is opened: When I go the the Settings of the Virtual Machine and hit the “+”Button in the Overview Section everything is greyed out, except for adding a shared folder.

Any help is appreciated…

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