Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-24 Thread Geoff Galitz
I've mostly used the free VMware server and player, but thought the networking support was about the same as Virtualbox. What have you found that is significantly different? So far I mostly prefer VMware server for the ability to run the console and disconnect/reconnect where with

Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-24 Thread Les Mikesell
Geoff Galitz wrote: I've mostly used the free VMware server and player, but thought the networking support was about the same as Virtualbox. What have you found that is significantly different? So far I mostly prefer VMware server for the ability to run the console and disconnect/reconnect

Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-18 Thread Geoff Galitz
Shared folders without a network? How does one set that up? This is a good link to get you started (it is for Ubuntu, but should work just fine for Centos): http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/how-to-share-folders-with-your-ubuntu- virtual-machine-guest/ FWIW, I had to start migrating

[CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-16 Thread Alfred von Campe
I have a CentOS 5.3 VM running under VMware on a WIndows XP laptop. Everything works fine when connected to the network. However, removed from the network, most everything in the CentOS VM takes minutes to complete. For instance, starting a new Terminal window takes over 3 minutes. I

Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-16 Thread Phil Schaffner
Alfred von Campe wrote: I have a CentOS 5.3 VM running under VMware on a WIndows XP laptop. Everything works fine when connected to the network. However, removed from the network, most everything in the CentOS VM takes minutes to complete. For instance, starting a new Terminal window

Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-16 Thread Alfred von Campe
On Jun 16, 2009, at 14:01, Phil Schaffner wrote: You could do service network stop on the CentOS VM when not on the network, or if you need networking between the VM and the hosts, configure for hostonly networking. I guess I should have mentioned that my user wants to access the files in

Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-16 Thread JohnS
On Tue, 2009-06-16 at 13:50 -0400, Alfred von Campe wrote: I have a CentOS 5.3 VM running under VMware on a WIndows XP laptop. Everything works fine when connected to the network. However, removed from the network, most everything in the CentOS VM takes minutes to complete. For

Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-16 Thread Phil Schaffner
Alfred von Campe wrote: ... I guess I should have mentioned that my user wants to access the files in the CentOS VM from a Samba share on the PC, so turning off the network is not really an option. I will ask him to try it to see if that resolves the issue. But ideally, we want to get

Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-16 Thread Geoff Galitz
Are you running VMWare Workstation or Server? I am running VMWare Workstation under MS Vista with a bunch of Centos guest VMs. I noticed that when my Vista host network connection changes state (becomes unavailable or becomes available for any reason) that the VMWare software switch has real

Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-16 Thread JohnS
On Tue, 2009-06-16 at 13:50 -0400, Alfred von Campe wrote: For instance, starting a new Terminal window takes over 3 minutes. --- Open a terminal window and type cat /etc/hosts and post it. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org

Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-16 Thread Brian Mathis
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Alfred von Campealf...@von-campe.com wrote: I have a CentOS 5.3 VM running under VMware on a WIndows XP laptop. Everything works fine when connected to the network.  However, removed from the network, most everything in the CentOS VM takes minutes to complete.  

Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-16 Thread Phil Schaffner
Brian Mathis wrote: ... You didn't say which virtual network this machine is connected to, but you probably want to use the NAT network and allow the VM to receive the DNS server configuration via DHCP. Can't say for sure without trying it, but it seems to me that getting a config via DHCP is

Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-16 Thread Renato de Oliveira Diogo
Brian is correct... check the /etc/hosts if your hostname and hostname.hostdomain is registred here. Eg. if a MTA (sendmail) don´t resolv the hostname of the host is gerated a big delay. Put the hostname in loopbak interface (127.0.0.1)... And is not in VM, in physical host the same problem []s

Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-16 Thread Alfred von Campe
On Jun 16, 2009, at 14:38, Geoff Galitz wrote: Are you running VMWare Workstation or Server? VMware Workstation. I am running VMWare Workstation under MS Vista with a bunch of Centos guest VMs. I noticed that when my Vista host network connection changes state (becomes unavailable or

Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-16 Thread Alfred von Campe
On Jun 16, 2009, at 14:58, JohnS wrote: Open a terminal window and type cat /etc/hosts and post it. # cat /etc/hosts # Do not remove the following line, or various programs # that require network functionality will fail. 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost 139.68.198.200

Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-16 Thread Renato de Oliveira Diogo
The fm1185.bose.com is hostname of the host, correct? Try put: === 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost fm1185.bose.com === []s Renato de Oliveira Diogo Bacharel em Ciência da Computação UNESP - Bauru LPIC1 - Linux Professional

Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-16 Thread Alfred von Campe
On Jun 16, 2009, at 15:03, Brian Mathis wrote: This is a classic sign of DNS query timeouts. When you are connected to the network the system is making DNS queries which respond quickly. When you are not connected, the host makes DNS queries and waits for a response. The timeout is a

Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-16 Thread Alfred von Campe
On Jun 16, 2009, at 15:30, Renato de Oliveira Diogo wrote: The fm1185.bose.com is hostname of the host, correct? Try put: === 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost fm1185.bose.com No, it's the name of the Windows XP machine where the VM is running. I always remove the hostname

Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-16 Thread JohnS
On Tue, 2009-06-16 at 15:23 -0400, Alfred von Campe wrote: On Jun 16, 2009, at 14:58, JohnS wrote: Open a terminal window and type cat /etc/hosts and post it. # cat /etc/hosts # Do not remove the following line, or various programs # that require network functionality will fail.

Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-16 Thread JohnS
On Tue, 2009-06-16 at 15:33 -0400, Alfred von Campe wrote: On Jun 16, 2009, at 15:30, Renato de Oliveira Diogo wrote: The fm1185.bose.com is hostname of the host, correct? Try put: === 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost fm1185.bose.com No, it's the name of the Windows

Re: [CentOS] Slow CentOS VM when running off the network

2009-06-16 Thread Alfred von Campe
On Jun 16, 2009, at 15:36, JohnS wrote: ::1 line Put it back and have a go at it. I took it out because it was slow. I'll put it back in, but don't think it will make a difference. Alfred ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org