Hello everyone.
I am new to VMware and I am currently trying to evaluate VMware Server version 1.0.4. I have installed the product on a Dell server running a host OS of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition with Service Pack 2. I have successfully created my first Virtual Machine using Custom settings as follows:
Guest OS: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition
Service Pack: SP2
Memory: 3600 MB
Hard Disk: SCSI 0:0
Ethernet: Bridged
Processors: 1
I want to be able to access this Virtual Machine from computers on my LAN. I believe that this requires me to use Bridged networking on the Guest Virtual Machine. I am having a problem getting an IP address from my external DHCP server. Obviously, I have no communication between the Host server and Guest Virtual Machine in this scenario. If I use a static IP address, I can ping the IP address of the Host server from the Guest Virtual Machine and vice versa. However, I cannot ping addresses outside of the Host server from the Guest Virtual Machine, access the Internet from the Guest Virtual Machine or ping the Guest Virtual Machine from other computers. Ultimately, I will want to use a static IP address, but thought that I would try troubleshooting using DHCP. I have tried to supply as much information as I can. I apologize if I have included too much and for the length of this post.
IPCONFIG /ALL from Host:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : HOSTSERVER
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : OURDOMAIN.COM
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : OURDOMAIN.COM
Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet8
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-08
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.12.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet1
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.60.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-15-17-4B-34-8E
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.7
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.9
10.0.1.4
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.9
Secondary WINS Server . . . . . . : 10.0.1.4
IPCONFIG /ALL from Guest:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : GUESTSERVER
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : OURDOMAIN.COM
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : OURDOMAIN.COM
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-29-51-FD-19
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.79.44
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
.VMX File from Guest:
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "4"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
memsize = "3600"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.fileName = "Windows-Server-2003-R2-Standard-64-Bit-SP2-SQL2005.vmdk"
ide1:0.present = "FALSE"
ide1:0.fileName = "D:"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
floppy0.present = "FALSE"
Ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
Ethernet0.connectionType = "bridged"
Ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"
displayName = "Windows-Server-2003-R2-Standard-64-Bit-SP2-SQL2005"
guestOS = "winnetstandard-64"
priority.grabbed = "normal"
priority.ungrabbed = "normal"
ide1:0.autodetect = "FALSE"
workingDir = "."
scsi0:0.redo = ""
ide1:0.startConnected = "FALSE"
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
uuid.location = "56 4d f8 2c a3 31 50 d7-ce f6 43 a7 54 51 fd 19"
uuid.bios = "56 4d f8 2c a3 31 50 d7-ce f6 43 a7 54 51 fd 19"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:51:fd:19"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
tools.syncTime = "TRUE"
The Host server is connected to our network via a wired Intel PRO/1000 PT NIC.
I gladly welcome any assistance this forum may provide. Thanks in advance for your help.
GMan67