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

You could try switching to Sun VirtualBox.  I have no problems getting multiple VMs to 
network on a Vista Business laptop.


On 25 May 2009 at 20:25, jwcolby wrote:

> Of course it is SOMETHING on the laptop.  This thing has worked in the past, then for whatever 
> reason it stopped.  I went so far as to uninstall VMWare, clean the registry, reboot, reinstall 
> (with a much newer version), and it still doesn't work.
> 
> The sad part is that I could do a lot of good work if I could get the VM working.  I want to build a 
> 2007 runtime database but I am not going to pollute my dev machine with 2007.
> 
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
> 
> 
> Max Wanadoo wrote:
> > Me too, but it STILL caused me problems.
> > 
> > My gut reaction is to blame Vista if it work ok on XP
> > 
> > Max
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
> > Sent: 25 May 2009 20:13
> > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > Subject: Re: [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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
> >> 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.
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