[AccessD] SPAM-LOW: Re: VMWare VM can't get to the network

I have that stuff turned off on this laptop.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


Max Wanadoo wrote:
> John, if it is a vista laptop and it runs ok on non-vista machine then could
> it be the UAM security (or whatever vista calls the blocking of everything)
> 
> Just a thought?
> 
> Max
> 
> 
> 
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> Sent: 25 May 2009 17:06
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] VMWare VM can't get to the network
> 
> Just an update, the VM itself is on a usb hard drive.  I move that to my
> server running VMWare 
> Server and the VM runs fine and gets out to the network and internet so it
> is something on my laptop 
> causing the issue.
> 
> Really a PITA.  I have had many problems getting the laptop to reliably run
> VMs.  It works, it 
> doesn't work, it works, it doesn't work.
> 
> ATM it doesn't work.  Sigh.
> 
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
> 
> 
> jwcolby wrote:
>> Guys,
>>
>> I am trying to get VMWare player working with a virtual machine on my
> vista laptop (dev machine). 
>> The VM itself comes up and functions but no connection to my network.  I
> can't ping any of the 
>> machines on my network, nor can the network ping the vm.
>>
>> I uninstalled, downloaded the latest and reinstalled player but no joy.
>>
>> I edited the vmx file to change the mac address, no joy.
>>
>> I don't know where to go on this.  A VM isn't very useful if you can't get
> out to the network.