vmware on ubuntu 6.06

[jhz]

I've carefully followed the excellent tutorial, and I've been able to set-up the vmware server, the MUI and the console client (Linux version).
I have encountered few problems, only the last remaining still unsolved yet.
1. I didn't have the right headers for my kernel ===> solved
2. httpd.vmware didn't restart at reboot ===> solved
3. Networking dosn't work in the vm I've set-up.
My guest OS is win XP. The networking is bridged.
Nothing happens under XP (IP address is in the same network as that of the host OS).
I've googled a bit, but without success yet.
I've noticed that /dev/vmnet0 doesn't appear in ifconfig -a
By the way, here's what "ifconfig -a" replies :

eth0 Lien encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:40:F4:6B:72:38
inet adr:192.168.0.1 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Masque:255.255.255.0
adr inet6: fe80::240:f4ff:fe6b:7238/64 Scope:Lien
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Packets reçus:190535 erreurs:0 :0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:119125 errors:5 dropped:0 overruns:5 carrier:5
collisions:0 lg file transmission:1000
Octets reçus:274434270 (261.7 MiB) Octets transmis:8213351 (7.8 MiB)
Interruption:3 Adresse de base:0xa000

lo Lien encap:Boucle locale
inet adr:127.0.0.1 Masque:255.0.0.0
adr inet6: ::1/128 Scope:Hôte
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
Packets reçus:88028 erreurs:0 :0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:88028 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 lg file transmission:0
Octets reçus:6324831 (6.0 MiB) Octets transmis:6324831 (6.0 MiB)

sit0 Lien encap:IPv6-dans-IPv4
NOARP MTU:1480 Metric:1
Packets reçus:0 erreurs:0 :0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 lg file transmission:0
Octets reçus:0 (0.0 b) Octets transmis:0 (0.0 b)

vmnet1 Lien encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:C0:00:01
inet adr:172.16.142.1 Bcast:172.16.142.255 Masque:255.255.255.0
adr inet6: fe80::250:56ff:fec0:1/64 Scope:Lien
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Packets reçus:0 erreurs:0 :0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 lg file transmission:1000
Octets reçus:0 (0.0 b) Octets transmis:0 (0.0 b)

vmnet8 Lien encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:C0:00:08
inet adr:172.16.56.1 Bcast:172.16.56.255 Masque:255.255.255.0
adr inet6: fe80::250:56ff:fec0:8/64 Scope:Lien
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Packets reçus:0 erreurs:0 :0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 lg file transmission:1000
Octets reçus:0 (0.0 b) Octets transmis:0 (0.0 b)

No vmnet0. Is it supposed to appear here, or being bridged with eth0 its absence is normal ?
How can I verify , both on the host and on the guest sides that things work as expected ?
Thanks.

[falko]

The ifconfig output looks ok, I'd say. Can you open a command shell on your XP box and run

ipconfig

? What's the output?

[jhz]

Thanks for the answer.
Here's "ipconfig" output on the guest OS (XP):
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrateur>ipconfig
Configuration IP de Windows
Carte Ethernet Connexion au réseau local:
Suffixe DNS propre à la connexion :
Adresse IP. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.11
Masque de sous-réseau . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Passerelle par défaut . . . . . . : 192.168.0.254
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrateur>ping 192.168.0.1
Envoi d'une requête 'ping' sur 192.168.0.1 avec 32 octets de données :
Délai d'attente de la demande dépassé.
Délai d'attente de la demande dépassé.
Statistiques Ping pour 192.168.0.1:
Paquets : envoyés = 2, reçus = 0, perdus = 2 (perte 100%),
Ctrl+C
You'll note that I have set the guest IP adress in the same network than the host (no DHCP).
Should I have let the system set it automatically (use DHCP) ?
Oh, and I've verified that vm0 seems bridged with eth0, as expected, because this process is running on the host :
4964 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/vmnet-bridge -d /var/run/vmnet-bridge-0.pid /dev/vmnet0 eth0
Any idea ?

[falko]

Originally Posted by jhz

Should I have let the system set it automatically (use DHCP) ?

Try DHCP. XP's IP address should be in the 172.16.142.0 or 172.16.56.0 subnet.

[jhz]

Ok, I've tried DHCP.
Here are the results:
First I've just changed my TCP/IP properties (in XP) to use DHCP.
The address didn't change (it remained what I had previously manually set-up:192.168.0.11), but the gateway address was no longer set (the field was empty).
Then I rebooted XP, and noticed several strange things. Address and netmask were both set to 0.0.0.0 (and the gateway field remained empty).
And I discovered the vmware tools service was not automatically started at boot time (services.msc showed that the service was configured to start automatically, but it didn't). I was able to start it manually (but on subsequent reboots, I always had to start the service manually).
I've also noticed that copy/paste between host and guest don't work (menu items are greyed). I suppose it *could* be related to the network configuration problem.
All in all, very little progress.
I'll try a repair on the XP side, with the installation CD, just in case...

[falko]

Originally Posted by jhz

I've also noticed that copy/paste between host and guest don't work (menu items are greyed). I suppose it *could* be related to the network configuration problem.

I think you have to install the VMware tools for this.

[jhz]

But the vmware tools are installed.
Just, the service isn't started at boot as it should. I have to start it manually.

I have also tried to reinstall XP, but no way, still no network nor cut and paste.

Is there somewhere an explanation of the different network modes a vmware server can provide to a guest OS ?
I mean, depending upon my choice (bridged, NAT...), how does it relate to the network configuration of the guest OS ?