Bug 386521

Summary:	Network doesn't work in VMware Workstation 8/Player 4
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Janek Bevendorff <bevendorffjanek>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Vadim Kuznetsov (RETIRED) <vadimk>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	bevendorffjanek, vmware+disabled
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	AMD64
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Janek Bevendorff 2011-10-09 13:59:16 UTC

I had this problem here after upgrading to VMware Player 4/VMware Workstation 8: http://communities.vmware.com/message/1842848
I could finally work around this issue by installing VMware Worstation 8.0.0.471780-r5 from the vmware overlay. But now the network is failing (which didn't happen before).

When I try to connect it, I get the message:

Could not connect Ethernet0 to virtual network "/dev/vmnet0". More information can be found in the vmware.log file.
Failed to connect virtual device Ethernet0.

The log file says:

2011-10-09T14:51:46.656+01:00| vcpu-0| I120: VNET: ethernet0 enable link state propagation, lsp.state = 5
2011-10-09T14:51:46.656+01:00| vcpu-0| I120: VNET: MACVNetPortOpenDevice: Ethernet0: can't open vmnet device (No such file or directory)
2011-10-09T14:51:46.656+01:00| vcpu-0| I120: VNET: MACVNetPort_Connect: Ethernet0: can't open data fd
2011-10-09T14:51:46.656+01:00| vcpu-0| I120: Msg_Post: Warning
2011-10-09T14:51:46.656+01:00| vcpu-0| I120: [msg.vnet.connectvnet] Could not connect Ethernet0 to virtual network "/dev/vmnet0". More information can be found in the vmware.log file.
2011-10-09T14:51:46.656+01:00| vcpu-0| I120: [msg.device.startdisconnected] Virtual device Ethernet0 will start disconnected.

The module vmnet is loaded, but there is no device such as /dev/vmnet0 or /dev/vmnet.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install latest VMware workstation from vmware overlay
2. Start VMware workstation
Actual Results:
The network adapter fails to connect

Expected Results:
Network should work

Comment 1 Vadim Kuznetsov (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2011-10-11 11:07:13 UTC

(In reply to comment #0)

> Steps to Reproduce:
> 1. Install latest VMware workstation from vmware overlay
> 2. Start VMware workstation

Did you do 
3. env-update && source /etc/profile
4. emerge --config vmware-workstation
5. rc-service vmware start

Do you have vmnet1 and vmnet8 interfaces?
Can you start vmware-netcfg?

Comment 2 Janek Bevendorff 2011-10-11 11:24:49 UTC

Thanks, emerge --config vmware-workstation was the solution. The network device configuration was invalid.