Bridged Networking doesn't work
Hi Community,i got following problem: when I use "Bridged Networking" my guest cannot connect to the LAN (doesn't get an IP from DHCP). When I set a static IP (see my ifconfig -a) I can ping the host...
View ArticleVMware *virtual* network card disconnects on bootup
Good day everyone, Hardware\Software Build: - VMWare Server 1.0.6 Build 91891- Host Machine: Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2- Guest Machine: Windows SBS 2003 SP2- Problem occurs every reboot- Host connects...
View ArticleDisplay auto-resize stopped working
I have a stock Win2K3 based VM image which I clone as needed to create new machines. This has the VMWare Tools installed on it. Up until recently, any machines I created using this would re-adjust...
View ArticleCrashed vmdk
Hello all, I have an issue where a server lost power unexpecedly and I'm not able to get the machine to boot. The error is Cannot open the disk '/var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Server/Windows...
View ArticleDelayed Write Failed Errors When Transferring Large Files to Host
Greetings, I've been attempting to resolve a problem for serveral weeks with Delayed Write Errors occuring on my guest OS (W2K3 64bit) when attempting to backup a large file (3-4GB) to a network share...
View ArticleCan you bridge 2 network connections?
Here is my setup - Server with win2k3 server enterprise w/ 2 NICs, one for the outside/public IP and one for the inside/private IP. On this server I want to run 4 virtual machines and have each...
View Articlecannot ping from host to guest machine
hi all, i have been struggling to get the connection between host and the guest machine. I can ping from Guest to host but when i ping from host to guest it returns "request timed out" I am on...
View ArticleHow to reset recover administrator's password?
Dear all, is there any way to reset the administrator's password of a Windows Server 2003 running within VMWARE Server 1.0.2? Many thanks for any hint! BRainer
View ArticleHow to assign Physical Network Card to Virtual Machine
Hi Everyone, I just want to ask on how can I assign physical network card in my virtual machine? My objective is to assign a public IP address to my Virtual machine and directly connect it to my...
View ArticleInternet access from host machine
Guest OS and host OS: Windows 2003 When using the bridged setup, I cannot access the internet from the host machine (nor can I ping the host from the guest machine). Changing this to NAT fixed the...
View Articlewhat is the IP?
Hey I've installed Vmware Server and Vmware Server Tools (1.0.4) on my winXPpro+sp2 machine. I'm running 5 virutal machines on Vmware Server (virtual OS is win2k3), all configured to use VMnet8...
View ArticleIs it possible to accelerate the guest clock?
Hi, I try to debug a program and I'll need to run a faster clock in the guest OS (windows XP) , in faster I think 2 - 10 time faster. I tried many settings but the clock still synchronized on my...
View ArticleMAC Address keeps changing on Guest OS
Hi everyone, I suspended one of our Win2k3 guest machines and moved it to another vmware server and now i constantly get disconnected from our TS. I've logged into our router and noticed that it k...
View ArticleInstalling XP in Vista using VMware
Hi, I'm new to VMware and virtualization. I would like to know if I can do these: 1. install windows xp in Vista using VMware Server. Or do I need to use a different VMware software? 2. after...
View ArticleIs it possible to use parallel port dongles in a virtual machine?
We have an old Windows NT4 machine running an old application with an parallel port dongle. We don't trust the old hardware so we want to move this machine to a VMware machine. Is it possible to use a...
View Articleno universal serial bus controllers
My guest OS will not recognize the USB. I know there is a lot of talk about this topic, but I could not find one that said that this item was not even listed in the Device Manager. How can I add...
View ArticleHow to shrink a Linux Guest
Hi, I got a VMware Server on a Linux OS and now I won´t to shrink a Linux Guest on that server. The Linux Guest have 2 HDD´s. One small with 10GB an a big one with 200GB. And the second partition...
View ArticleHow Do I Access Port Forward NAT Externally?
I have a difficult time explaining my situation becuase of all the stress I am in right now, so please bear with me. Here is my setup: The VMware Server has 2 NIC, one for the Internet and the Other...
View ArticleIssue: Bind guest NICs to seperate host NICs fails
Hi, Host system: Ubuntu 8.04 with 2.6.24-24-generic kernelThree NICs: One dedicated for host, and two bridged for guestVMware Server: 1.0.9 build-156507Guest system: ClarkConnect Community 5.0 (linux...
View ArticleCan't ping from one machine to another (via NAT)
hello all helpers.i have vmware server 1.0.6 on ubuntu 7.04 (i know it's not the newest systems.....)i have one vm machine as astaro which have 4 network cards (1-bridge,3-NAT)i have 3 more...
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