AROS x86_64-smp Network Support under VMWare

[ferrellsl]

I downloaded the latest nightly build for AROS x86_64 SMP (May 31) and was pleasantly surprised to find that it boots and installs just fine in VMware using the VMware video driver and AROS Native GFX. Audio is also working as is SMP support. I can see all CPUs with SysMon.

I'm trying to get the PCNet32 driver working with VMware and was wondering if the driver is currently functional or not. I've tried various static IP settings as well as DHCP without any success. If anyone has any insight as to how to get networking functioning under VMware I'd be grateful. I'm using VMware's NAT adapter.

[deadwood]

Hello,

I contacted Kalamatee and he gave this answer:

"PCNet32 should be working, but its likely vmware is emulating an intel gigabit nic not the pcnet device. "

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Hi ferrellsl and welcome to this forum, on my old VMware Player the Network works perfectly, if you are using Windows check that during the installation Windows has installed the "VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapters"

[ferrellsl]

Thanks for asking him.  VMware emulates a PCNet32 NIC with a default gateway at 192.168.254.2 and a DHCP server at 192.168.254.254.  AROS isn't detecting the DHCP server so I tried static addressing which doesn't work either.  Even with a static IP of 192.168.254.50 and the gateway address  entered as 192.168.254.2 I get a "no route to host" message when I attempt to ping the gateway.  I'm using the Network settings app inside of the Prefs drawer to enter my settings.  I'm assuming that's sufficient unless I need to do some configuration from the command line.

All of my other virtual machines (Windows 98/Linux/XP/Win 10&11 etc..) work fine with those settings so I'm not sure what's wrong.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

By default without setting anything you should already have the network ready, if it helps you can see my settings in the screenshot

Question, on my old VMware it won't start AROS x86_64 SMP, I only have 32Bit systems so I can't install updated versions of VMware.

I assume to install AROS x86_64 SMP you need a more updated version plus the VMware-tools installation, what version do you have installed ?

[ferrellsl]

I'm using the latest version of VMware Workstation Pro ver. 16.2.3 build-19376536 on a Windows 11 host (64-bit).

[OlafS3]

Welcome

Could you also test it with a older version? Then it could be sorted out that it is a problem with the new vmware and not just configuration

[ferrellsl]

I don't have access to any older versions.  Here's what my IP settings look like in AROS.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

No I do not use a Static IP, as said you have to leave it in Automatic and make sure that on Windiows in Device Manager you have the "VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapters" !

Your screenshot is not clearly visible, with a Graphic Editor reduce the resolution to 800x600 or 860x643 and do not exceed the file size limit required by the forum

[ferrellsl]

Yes, I have all of the VMnet adapters installed as they get installed automatically upon installation of VMware.  I've tried DHCP and static settings with the same results.  All the other 15 virtual machines that I have installed, work just fine with DHCP and/or static settings.  AROS is the only one that refuses to work properly.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

With what software are you verifying that the Network is working? have you tried the Browser

[AMIGASYSTEM]

To check if there is any problem on the Distro "AROS x86_64 SMP", do a test with the ISO of my AROS One x86, from the ISO the Network is already active and you can use the Browser or AmiTube without installing anything,.

If you use OWB you just have to wait for the installation of the Fonts in RAM, an automatic operation that takes a few minutes

https://sites.google.com/view/arosone

[paolone]

I downloaded the latest nightly build for AROS x86_64 SMP (May 31) and was pleasantly surprised to find that it boots and installs just fine in VMware using the VMware video driver and AROS Native GFX. Audio is also working as is SMP support. I can see all CPUs with SysMon.

I'm trying to get the PCNet32 driver working with VMware and was wondering if the driver is currently functional or not. I've tried various static IP settings as well as DHCP without any success. If anyone has any insight as to how to get networking functioning under VMware I'd be grateful. I'm using VMware's NAT adapter.

In the initial VM setup menu, what OS had you suggested you were going to install? VMware creates a different virtual machine based on your indication.


For 32bit AROS, the best option is "MS/DOS", but for 64 bit I sincerely don't remember.

[ferrellsl]

With what software are you verifying that the Network is working? have you tried the Browser

I'm using the ping command to see if I can at least reach the gateway (192.168.254.2) but the client isn't able to reach the gateway and responds with "no route to host", whether I use DHCP or static addressing.  I can ping my localhost IP of 127.0.0.1 which confirms that packets at least make it to the transport layer, so something is wrong at the network, datalink or physical layer.  There's no point in trying OWB or other browsers if ping cannot see the gateway.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Yes in Ping is fine, I thought you wanted to see something on the Workbench, which happens if WiFi is recognized, a nice WiFi icon will appear on the Workbench.

As said above you should try with another Distro to be sure !