[nzlug] Virtualization + ethernet/ping issues.

[Rex Johnston]

Michael Hutchinson wrote:

> <runs off to check the kernel setting in VMWare Server>. I see that
> VMWare's "Guest operating system" setting is reporting "Other Linux
> 2.6.x kernel", where we are running a 2.4.x kernel... do you think this
> could have something to do with it? I normally would have thought it
> wouldn't have made a difference, unless the Guest kernel was a higher
> version.

<SNIP>

> VMware vmxnet virtual NIC driver release 1.0.4 build-56528

and "We are using VMWare Server 1.0.3"

Either of these might have something to do with it.

Cheers, Rex