From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Fran Subject: vmware promiscuous mode Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 19:01:11 -0700 Message-ID: <41A7DFE7.9030304@r1n.net> Reply-To: dolemite@r1n.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Sender: xen-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: xen-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: Xen Devel Mailing List List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org As a heads up to everyone, VMware requires you to take special precautions when trying to put a virtual nic into promiscuous mode, which is required for Xen networking to work. I spent a fair amount of time diagnosing Xen network problems when it wasn't Xen at all. As I was just beginning to learn Xen, I was convinced it was something I was doing wrong, when it wasn't at all. Here are some docs on how to get the virt nic into promiscuous mode: http://www.vmware.com/support/esx2/doc/esx20admin_netwk5.html http://www.vmware.com/support/gsx3/doc/network_promiscuous_gsx.html http://www.vmware.com/support/ws45/doc/network_promiscuous_ws.html -Fran ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/