VMware server help please

Harbz · 22 Nov 2006 at 19:49

I recently installed the free VMWare server 1.0.1. Been using it and its great!

Can an experienced vmware user please explain what the VMNet1 and VMNet8 network connections are for please? I think these are causing my pc to pause for 10-15 seconds on bootup each time.

Thanks.

zetec452 · 22 Nov 2006 at 22:33

I think they are to do with the bridging required to run your guest operating system. It's something to do with that.

If you don't use them you could disable them. Just remember to enable them when you use vmware.

RikWebb · 22 Nov 2006 at 23:04

JonRohan said:
I think they are to do with the bridging required to run your guest operating system. It's something to do with that.

If you don't use them you could disable them. Just remember to enable them when you use vmware.

Thats correct!
They are virtual adapters for bridging purposes. If you do not set the VM to communicate with the 'outside world', they are not used.

rik

Harbz · 23 Nov 2006 at 08:07

I am having great trouble getting the network working in my VMs.

My setup:

Vista RTM 32bit
Latest VMWare server (1.0.1).

my network is in the 10.0.0.xx ip range.

I want to use bridged network, so my VM can have its own IP address.

How do I set this up in VMWare please? Currently the VM can't access the network or internet.

I noticed the VMWare virtual nics have 192.168 ip address range which is different to mine.

marc2003 · 23 Nov 2006 at 08:15

first of all goto the "host" menu and select "virtual network settings" and goto the 3rd tab and select your physical lan card from the drop down list on vmnet0 - here's mine...

now make sure the ethernet connection on your vm is configured as a "bridged" connection. now setup the ip settings in your virtual machine as normal and it should work. well mine does anyway.....

all this is assuming you are using a router. you can safely disable the vmware nics too.

Harbz · 23 Nov 2006 at 08:48

Thanks marc, a picture is definately worth 1000 words. I will do this later when I get home from work. Thanks!

One last thing, do you still have the VMWare dhcp and nat services running or can they be stopped and set to manual?

marc2003 · 23 Nov 2006 at 14:00

Harbz said:
Thanks marc, a picture is definately worth 1000 words. I will do this later when I get home from work. Thanks!

One last thing, do you still have the VMWare dhcp and nat services running or can they be stopped and set to manual?

if you have a router, then yes disable them both.