** Description changed: Ubuntu Intrepid Alpha 4 For some reason networking doesn't work when you've set Vmware Workstation up to use a Bridged network. Networking DOES work when instead you use a Nat configuration in Vmware. In both cases, Network Manager doesn't recognize any networking device. This may be due to the proprietary nature of the virtual Vmware networking device (vmxnet). + + + ***Workaround*** + + Manually setup networking: + 1. Manually add the pcnet32 kernel module ( #sudo modprobe pcnet32 ) + 2. Start the eth0 interface ( #sudo ifconfig eth0 up ) + 3. Restart networking ( #sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart ) + 4. Request DHCP address ( #sudo dhc_client ) + 5. Test connection and interupt command with CTRL-C ( #ping google.com)
** Tags added: networking vmware ** Description changed: Ubuntu Intrepid Alpha 4 For some reason networking doesn't work when you've set Vmware Workstation up to use a Bridged network. Networking DOES work when instead you use a Nat configuration in Vmware. In both cases, Network Manager doesn't recognize any networking device. This may be due to the proprietary nature of the virtual Vmware networking device (vmxnet). ***Workaround*** - Manually setup networking: + Manually set-up networking: 1. Manually add the pcnet32 kernel module ( #sudo modprobe pcnet32 ) 2. Start the eth0 interface ( #sudo ifconfig eth0 up ) 3. Restart networking ( #sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart ) 4. Request DHCP address ( #sudo dhc_client ) - 5. Test connection and interupt command with CTRL-C ( #ping google.com) + 5. Test connection and interrupt command with CTRL-C ( #ping google.com) -- [Intrepid] No network using Vmware Workstation https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259133 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
