unable to detect ethernet card on Linux

[nemesis32]

Hi all,

I have installed Red Hat Linux with vmware. However, linux can't seem to detect the ehternet card. In the linux Network Device Control, I can not find the right model of the ethernet brand. Does anyone know how to fix this problem? Thank you in advance.

-Enigma

 

[Chacalinc]

did you install RedHat as a guest OS in a ESX Server? or you have RedHat as host with GSX Server?

Cheers.

 

[nemesis32]

Chacalinc,

I installed RedHat as a guest OS. The host is WinXP Home Edition on a Dell Inspiron 700m. I tried bridging, NAT, and Host-only, etc... and none of them were able to detect the right ethernet card. Thank you.

-Enigma

 

[Chacalinc]

did you install vmware-tools in the guest OS (i.e. redhat)?

 

[nemesis32]

Hello Vendor,

That's a good question. There are two files in the vmware-tools directory. The first file is VMwareTools-5.0.0-13014.i386.rpm and the second file is VMwareTools-5.0.0-13014.tar.gz. I installed only the first one. Do I need to installed the second file as well? If so, I need to unzip that. Thank you.

-Enigma

 

[Chacalinc]

No, it is not necessary.Actually is the same package with two ways for installation. RPM is the most used way in redhat.

Did you run vmware-toolbox?

In a Linux or FreeBSD virtual machine, boot the guest operating system, start X and launch your graphical environment. Then you can launch the VMware Tools background application with this command:

vmware-toolbox &

 

[Chacalinc]

BTW, follow these links:

http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=340

http://www.vmware.com/support/ws45/doc/new_guest_tools_ws.html

 

[nemesis32]

Alright!!! It finally works. Many thanks Chacalinc. I followed the instructions giving in your URL links. Now it works like a charm. Thank you.

-Enigma

 

[Chacalinc]

That's great! glad to help you.

So you followed the jemminger's procedure:

[tt]try { succeed(); } catch(E) { tryAgain(); } finally { rtfm(); } [/tt]

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