vincentnyc10 wrote: questions: 1. can i pick the 2003 server as the drop down selection for my windows 2008 server install? 2. if not, does the latest vmware has windows server 2008 as the latest install? thx in advance.
astorrs wrote: Upgrade VMware to the Server 2.0 beta and you'll be good to go.
astorrs wrote: How did you do the install? On VMware Server 1.0? The driver would be included with the VMware Tools from Server 2.0, hence why I suggested upgrading to it.
vincentnyc10 wrote: astorrs wrote: How did you do the install? On VMware Server 1.0? The driver would be included with the VMware Tools from Server 2.0, hence why I suggested upgrading to it. i installed windows 2008 with iso image on vmware server 1.0.1. what should i do to get the nic driver on the 2008 machine? and do u have the direct link to vmware tools from server 2.0?
astorrs wrote: Have a look at the VMX file for the Windows 2008 virtual machine (this is a file in the directory on the host that contains the VMDK disk files), and tell me what "ethernet0.virtualDev" is equal to.
dynamik wrote: The VMDK is the disk. You want to edit the VMX file. If there isn't an entry for it, add one.
tiersten wrote: Read this
astorrs wrote: You should be able to just uninstall the network adapter from within Windows, shutdown, then change the VMC file, reboot and force a scan for new devices.
astorrs wrote: The driver is not being detected, but the NIC is or it wouldn't be listed. Right-click on it and "Uninstall"
