Packet loss for Solaris x86 U2 VMs under VMserver RC2
I've noticed for some Solaris 10 x86 U2 diskless VMs seem to lose 25% of ICMP and other packets. The VMs are booted with the following grub configuration: title Solaris_10 Network Single User Mode...
View ArticlePPTP VPN Passthrough using NAT
HiI'm using Windows 2000 as a guest on ubuntu Dapper. I set up networking using NAT. Everything works fine, except I cannot connect t a PPTP vpn from the guest. When I try that, I get a hit on my hosts...
View ArticleGraphic performance - Fedora Core 5 guest
Hi all, I've completed my first successful install of a VMWare (Server) guest: Fedora Core 5 in a WinXP host, and it's eventually all working fine. However, I am rather disappointed with the graphic...
View ArticleBlack/Blank Screen Issue...
Different CentOS 4.3 Hosts, and different remote console machines, all seem to have a black, blank screen issue. It happens sporadically. I'll be working on the remote console in a vm, and all of a...
View ArticleTimer issues?
Howdy, This is the first problem google hasn't fixed for me. (thanks google!) I'm at a bit off a loss. Host machine: 2x2 Opterons, Centos 4.3 x64, 6GB RAM. The issue is: The two most recently created...
View ArticleLinux Host - Bonding support? (Linux bonding)
Linux based (kernel) network bonding doesn't seem to be supported by vmware-server. Linux host using Bonding (I desire mode 6, adaptive load balancing) with 3 gigabit nics. The bond0 adapter functions...
View ArticleUSB Problems with Solaris 10 U1 & U2
Can't seem to get USB devices to configure inside Guest (Solaris x86) running on XP SP2 or 2003 SP1Noted the following in VmWare LogAug 04 19:23:48: vmx| USB: Found device \[name:SanDisk\ USB\ device...
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Change Default Host NAT address for vmnet8
How do I change the default IP address assigned for the NAT interface(vmnet8) on a Linux host? I defined my desired network with vmware-config.pl as: What will be the IP address of your host on the...
View ArticleCompiling and Executing VIX Program
Hello, I'm a newbie in using VMWare.. and I can't understand the references given. I just want to ask how to compile my code to link in vix.lib statically and set your runtime environment to include...
View ArticleVMWare server causing Interrupt loss...constantly
I am running VMWare server on Debian Etch, with kernel 2.6.16-2-686-smp on a Dell PowerEdge 830 Pentium D 2.8GHz. The server itself runs fine, and I seem to be having no issues with it. However, this...
View ArticleMissing Apply button in Virtual Network Editor dialog, bug ?
Hi! I have VMware server 1.0.1 on windows 2003. I tried to configure a DHCP server on the virtual network VMnet9, so I started "Manage Virtual Networks", clicked "Add..." on the DHCP tab, selected...
View ArticleHow to configure Bridged networking
I have installed Vmware server 1.0.1 on Windows 2003 on a HP Proliant DL380 and installed an windows xp pro vm. I'm using bridged networking but can't connect to the network. I can ping the host from...
View ArticlePcAnywhere 10.5 in a VM
I have VMWare Server 1.0.1 installed on a Win2003 Server Host machine.Two Win XP Pro SP2 guest machine installed.On one of these 2 VM i have installed a Us Robotics 56K modem connected via COM1 and...
View ArticleHow to change gamma in Ubuntu guest?
I am running Ubuntu x64 as guest OS under XP x64 and have just hooked up a 2nd monitor to devote to the linux desktop. I can't seem to change the gamma in Ubuntu (have tried e.g. "xgamma -gamma 1.5")....
View ArticleCitrix Presentation Server on VMware Server -
Hi, there, one of our customers is going to replace his Citrix Metaframe XP installation with a new one (Win2k3 Server, MPS 4.0, probably).He is also going to introduce MS Exchange. I was think of...
View ArticleVMware Server and changing DNS domain from localdomain
I installed VMware Server 1.0.1 on Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition with a NAT network. Noticed that DNS domain is localdomain by default. ipconfig /all shows Prmary DNS suffix, DNS Suffix search...
View ArticleAutomatic startup
Can I configure VMware Server so that it starts automatically when the host starts and so that some specific guests start automatically when VMware server starts?RegardsMario
View Articlewhere can i find "VMware Server.msi"
i'm trying to install a supplemental tools package that is asking for "VMware Server.msi". My installation package from VMWare is "VMware-server-installer-1.0.1-29996.exe". Is there a way I can extract...
View ArticleGetting Exception 0xc0000005 (access violation) has occurred.. HELP!
We're running GSX Server 3.2.0 and I'm using VMware Server Console 1.0.1 build -29996. Anyway I'm getting the error Exception 0xc0000005 (access violation) has occurred and my Console shuts down. I...
View ArticleAfter Installation on W2K3 GSX Server does not start
I have problmes to start GSX Server after installation. Please look below to the key figures: WindowsServer 2003 Standard Edition engl.incl. available PatchesHW: HP Proliant 380 Error Message: VMWare...
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