Ick...this could be more complicated since the IP address of your Linux machine
will always be changing. Try what I suggested in my last email and read some
docs at www.vmware.com and see what you can find. If you still can't get it to
work point your news reader to news.vmware.com and read some of the tech
newsgroups on that server...
-Chris
On Thu, 15 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> Linux does not have a gateway john...it's using ppp for dialup, it's not
> networked anywhere...
>
> At 13:51 14/06/2000 -0700, you wrote:
> >Your vm gateway shouldn't be set to your linuxbox unless you've configured
> >ip masquerading/chaining on the linuxbox. Try setting your vm gateway to
> >whatever that the linuxbox is using for gateway.
> >
> >John Kim
> >Linux System Engineer @ ASL - visit us as www.aslab.com
> >
> >On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, LinuxMan :-) wrote:
> >
> > > hi all ! :-)
> > >
> > > well , here goes :
> > >
> > > a am running mandrake 7.1 on my amd 700mhz box , and i have vmware
> > > installed
> > > running win2k.
> > > samba is working just fine and the 2 Os's are pinging each other and
> > > sharing files.
> > > i can browse from the vm to Linux but i cannot browse from the vm to the
> > > internet.
> > > i think i went over everything , but i still cant figure why (the hell)
> > > i cant ping anywhare outside
> > > my local machine.
> > >
> > > the linux box is also the gateway to the vm machine...
> > > any thought's ?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > ----------------------------------
> > > Best Regard's ,
> > > Amir Tal,
> > > System Administrator
> > > Intercomp Ltd.
> > >
> > > Cell : 051-473382
> > > Office : 09-9526993.
> > >
> > > Have a Nice Day... :-)
> > > ----------------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
> ----------------------------------
> Best Regard's ,
> Amir Tal,
> System Administrator
> Intercomp Ltd.
>
> Office : 09-9526993.
> ICQ : 15748705
> Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> Have a Nice Day... :-)
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