Unable to ping/ssh to Guest VM in NAT mode
I have used VMware-Server in the past on RHEL/Fedora host where the VM's were also RHEL/Fedora.I used NAT mode and was able to ssh between the VM's and host pretty easily Thinking on similar lines, I...
View ArticleVMware Tools in Puppy Linux 2.16
I am running VMware Server on Ubuntu Feisty (host) and have installed the latest version of Puppy Linux (2.16) as a guest. Getting VMware Tools installed took some figuring out and searching in various...
View ArticleDisable power-related keyboard shortcuts
Is there currently any way to disable the keyboard shortcuts related to power (Ctrl-E = Power Off, etc)? I connect to various linux machines and routinely use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+R to do...
View Articlevmauthd cannot connect to VMX
Hello, I am running Vmware Server 1.0 and get this error in eventlog. It happens to every machine that autostarts after a reboot. Event Type: ErrorEvent Source: vmauthdEvent Category:...
View ArticleBridge not working and can't ping gateway
Hi everyone,I wonder if you can help. This has baffled me. I have a Centos5 host and a centos5 guest in vmserver 1.0.10. I have another gust XP.I have two NICS eth0 and eth1[used for internet/don't...
View ArticleSquid (minimal) proxy-cache/Internet Filter VM V2 available for download!
See:http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=632245򚖵 Category: Linux-based appliance VM o Debian 4.0 Stable DL Size: 112.15 MB --If anyone wants to set up a torrent and/or...
View ArticleLow /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail causes exim to stop sending mail
Hi there, I'm using Debian Sarge 2.6.17.7 64bit as host OS with a Debian Sarge 2.6.17.7 32bit as guest OS. Now when I cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail I see a very low value. The highest I've...
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Advanced VB script for backup of VMs on Windows hosts
Please advice. I worked about 5 days on it, and it's awesome, IMHO. Read the leading comment attentively. Save the code as vm-backup.vbs. Enjoy. Share your comments. ' Copyleft saxa aka Alexander...
View ArticleHost and Guest Cannot Communicate Over Network Shares
I have seen many posting to this problem, but no resolutions. I have a Windows 2003 R2 32 bit Host running VMWare Server.On this VMWare Host I am running 1 guest (Windows Server 2003 R2 64 bit).A...
View ArticleI need help configuring VMware
Hey all... I tried searching to see if my topic may have been covered already and found nothing. I am running an XP machine w/ Fedora as my VM.My work has a proxy which I have Internet Explorer use and...
View ArticleBest file system for linux guest operating system
Hello, I was wondering if there are opinions about what file system is best to use inside Linux quest OS. As a matter of host, I personally prefer to use a xfs for the partition containing my vmdk...
View ArticleBridged 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 ArticleSecondary IP's
Hello, We have a Windows 2003 server with a VMware virtual machine running inVMware Server. Entire Windows 2003 server had a network adapter with172.10.105.64 - 172.10.105.79 IP range. We have created...
View ArticleEvent Viewer Error vmauthd (EventID 100)
Hi, I've installed VMW Server 1.0.4 b56528 on WinXP Pro SP2. Freshly installed VMW Server and after resetting the computer (without even running VMW Console) I get an application event error. here are...
View ArticleHow to suspend a guest from inside that same guest
How do I issue a command to suspend a Guest (Centos 5) from inside that guest? Attempt #1 : vmrun -h 10.1.1.2 -u him -p word suspend /vmware/guest/guest.vmx (command line works fine issued against...
View Article100% CPU, 5 minute startup on host using VMWare server
ISSUE - I am running VMWare server 1.0.5. The host computer boots normally. When I start any of my VMs for the first time, the system becomes unresponsive for about 5 minutes. The memory usage hits...
View Article"access denied" when trying to use USB drive as a HDD
Using VMware Server 1.0 on Fedora Core 5. I'm trying to set a virtual disk to use a physical drive (whole drive itself) but its saying access denied when I try to boot it. I also tried as root, same...
View ArticleBlank screen while starting localhost console (Server 1.0.6 and OpenSUSE 11.0)
Hello,I've installed the lastest vmware server 1.0.6(VMware-server-1.0.6-91891.i386.rpm) on opensuse 11 and it seemed tocompile and installed ok. When I execute the console, I get just ablank screen....
View Articleserver 1.0.10 NAT: DNS not working
I just updated VMWare Server from 1.0.9 to 1.0.10 and now DNS does not work in guest that have set up NAT networking. Tried Ubuntu 9.04 and 9.10, also Windows XP. All using default (automatic) network...
View ArticleVirtual device scsi0:1 will start disconnected
We started running low on host hard drive space, so I bought a new 500GB hard drive and added it to my server. I moved my virtual machine to the new added drive. When I fire up that virtual machine,...
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