Are you running VMWare with Linux or Windows as the host OS? How is networking on VMWare configured? Are the host and guest OS set up to do NAT, or do they each have separate IPs? I get the impression from the info you gave that the host and guest systems are on different subnets. Send more information. > hello all, > > i noticed that when i enable VMware > on my laptop, i tend to lose networking > connections intermittently. For example, > a. while downloading a file the process hangs, > b. when ssh'ing into a linux vmware session, the > connection hangs > c. netstat -rn .... gets stuck, unable to display route > d. sometimes, it is ok ... > > I tried to DISABLE the VMWare driver, and the > intermittent networking connection drops seem > to be eliminated. > > environment: laptop DHCP'ing into a linksys DSL > router in my home office; there are 2-3 other nodes > connected to this router and do not experience the > intermittent network drops. > > when i check the network configuration in the > laptop (both VMWARE and the DHCP ip configuration) > I noticed the following: > > VMWare > 192.168.121.1 > 255.255.255.0 > > 192.168.186.1 > 255.255.255.0 > > DHCP configuration: > 192.168.1.102 > 255.255.255.0 > > is it possible that it is getting confused bec > the subnet mask ? i am not sure how to resolve > this ... > > - a. > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
