[SATLUG] Networking with VMware and Ubuntu

[Sean Carolan]

> I could try to do another reinstall of VMware, but short of that, I'd
> like to see if there are any other suggestions about how to get teh
> virtual bridge between my client and the rest of the world to work.

Here are a few things that might help:

Stop all the network interfaces including vmnet8 (the NAT one)
Stop vmware with /etc/init.d/vmware stop
Bring up your eth0 (or whatever your primary network interface is)
Start vmware with /etc/init.d/vmware start
Power on the XP virtual machine and see if you can connect

I also run VMWare on Ubuntu and have found similar networking
weirdness.  I usually do the above and/or reboot.  You can also run
the following:

vmware-config.pl

This script will allow you to delete your virtual networks and
recreate them.  That might help.  Sorry I don't have a more clear
solution but I haven't pinpointed it myself yet either.  Let us know
what you find out.