Hi all,
I have problems configuring my network on my VMware Server 1
My host is a Windows 2003 Server x64 SP2 running as AD, file & print server. I have two NICs on it, configured in my network as 192.168.2.1 (LAN1, main IP address) and 192.168.2.11 (LAN2, secondary IP address).
All my machines in my network have the same network config : static IP address, 255.255.255.0 netmask, 192.168.2.3 gateway, 192.168.2.1/192.168.2.3 DNS servers.
A VMware Server 1.0.10 (b203137) is installed on my host, with bridged networking configured, so as my VMs run in the same 192.168.2.xxx network. The only thing I had to change in vNetwork settings is that I forced my vmnet0 (bridged virtual network) to be associated with my host LAN2 NIC, to keep the LAN1 NIC only for my host usage (but even in automatic mode I have the same issue).
I had only one VM for months, a Windows 2003 Server x86 SP2 running as terminal server, with one VMXnet NIC configured (IP address 192.168.2.2). Everything has always been running fine.
Now I just installed a second VM with the same OS and drivers (Windows 2003 Server x86 SP2, VMXnet NIC), I configured it with 192.168.2.4 IP address, but it seems the network doesn't work. I don't use DHCP for my machines, all of them have static IP addresses, and this one keeps "acquiring network address".
I guess there is something I missed when configuring my host network settings, but I can't determine where I'm wrong.
I saw nothing in the documentation concerning this point (I assume and hope that bridged networking doesn't mean one physical NIC per VM), I looked here in threads and FAQ but found nothing either.
If someone could help me, I'd be eternally grateful 
Thanks in advance