can vmware guest and host have the same ip?
Steve
ipconfig, I got different IP that I have no idea where it came from.
This IP is different from the IP in the host.
I already tried all the network connection radio button, but still not
working.
- Bridged
- NAT
- Host-only
- Custom
any ideas?
Derek Clarke
> *Date:* Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:52:56 -0700 (PDT)
Every guest in VMware is like a completely different computer.
Each network adaptor in that guest has its own MAC address and IP address,
separate from that of every other guest.
This is a good thing - you'd have the same problems that you would get
from every other network that had two computers with the same IP address!
Where it gets that IP address from depends upon how the adaptor
networking is configured, and what kind of adaptor it is.
Bridged networking means that if the guest's adaptor is configured for
DHCP it gets its IP address from whatever DHCP server is accessible from
the host. In other words it acts like a completely separate computer on
the same network as the host.
Host-only and NAT adaptors get their IP address from a special VMware
DHCP server that runs on the host.
Nicole
> Every guest in VMware is like a completely different computer.
>
> Each network adaptor in that guest has its own MAC address and IP address,
> separate from that of every other guest.
>
> This is a good thing - you'd have the same problems that you would get
> from every other network that had two computers with the same IP address!
>
> Where it gets that IP address from depends upon how the adaptor
> networking is configured, and what kind of adaptor it is.
>
> Bridged networking means that if the guest's adaptor is configured for
> DHCP it gets its IP address from whatever DHCP server is accessible from
> the host. In other words it acts like a completely separate computer on
> the same network as the host.
>
> Host-only and NAT adaptors get their IP address from a special VMware
> DHCP server that runs on the host.
I have excatly the same problem as Steve. My VMs cannot get internet access. I assume, this is due to the router. I asked the VMs for their Mac-address and IP-number.
I failed in both options I tried:
1)
I tried to put the VM's IP into the router:
I read messages like "no valid IP number"
(Router Netgear WNR 834B),
2)
So I tried to make up a new IP from within the router and to make the VM use it.
e.g. 192.168.1.5
But I could not make the VM use it.
From within the VM I could read "IP already in use in this system".
Nicole