How to enable host only private network

[aarogyan]

Hi All,

I am trying to install ORACLE RAC on VMWARE Workstation 4.5 with guest OS linux RHEL 4. As a part of new virtual machine configuration, I want to configure Host only: Private network; But that option is disabled when I am trying to configure the same.

Any suggestions on how to enable it or why is it disabled ?

Thanks in advance.

[KevinG]

What is your host OS?

[aarogyan]

Its Windows XP and I am trying to create a VM for RHEL 4. And my VMWARE is VMWARE server.

[KevinG]

Are you using VMware Workstation or VMware Server?

Post the output from ipconfig /all from the Windows XP host

[aarogyan]

I am using VMWARE server.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ArulDarsh

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ap.uis.unisys.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connecti

on

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-D3-13-E4-EE

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 203.0.178.191

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 22 July 2007 03:50:41

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 29 July 2007 03:50:41

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945BG Network

Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-18-DE-AD-98-4F

Ethernet adapter \{EE56BBE0-B8A5-49F4-8525-5FDC1D060724}:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ap.uis.unisys.com

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Nortel IPSECSHM Adapter - Packet Sch

eduler Miniport

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-42-00

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.21.80.171

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 129.223.80.16

192.207.98.45

[aarogyan]

Can any one help me in this issue ?

[KevinG]

Please reinstall the VMware server software, your post from the " ipconfig /all " from the host does not have the virtual network adapters vmnet1 or vmnet8 installed. This will not effect any virtual machines you may have created.

Make sure to install the product using the "Local Administrator" account and not a Domain account, this includes not using the Domain Admin account.

By the way, this is the VMware Workstation forum and not the VMware Server forum