Thus spake Nick Tonkin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Most seem to say that one should specify netgraph bridging while building > VMWare but host-only networking when configuring a virtual machine. > > I've done that (and every other possible combination, I think!) but still > no joy. It's closer than it was but now hangs _after_ the virtual machine > has apparently started to boot (menu buttons change, etc) with: > > Could not get interface address for vmnet1: Cannot assign requested > address. Failed to configure ethernet0
I had this exact problem. I rebuilt the vmware2 port, saying `no' to netgraph bridging, and using host-only networking for the virtual machine. I then enabled bridging for my workstation's ethernet interface. This worked for me, ymmv. Let me know if this helps. Nick "We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty." -- Douglas Adams To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
