Bug 619530

Summary:	app-emulation/vmware-workstation-12.5.{1-6}: after minor version bump: network connections "get lost" [WORKAROUND]
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Manfred Knick <Manfred.Knick>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo VMWare Bug Squashers [disabled] <vmware+disabled>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	adamcarter3, dilfridge, jstein, orodruinlair, whissi
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Manfred Knick 2017-05-24 09:29:01 UTC

@  Gentoo VMWare Bug Squashers

CC:
   - adamcarter3@gmail.com
   - jstein@gentoo.org
   - orodruinlair@gmail.com
   - dilfridge@gentoo.org
   - whissi@gentoo.org

After every minor version upgrade, 
my (bridged) networks had no contact to external any more.

PREDECESSOR:
. . . https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=596280#c5, Hint 2
 
EASIER WORKAROUND, saving "Delete/Recreate" of the Network definitions:

In VMware Workstation,

-> Edit -> Virtual Network Editor
  -> Select network
    -> Save

( I iterated over both networks - but that may be superfluous. )
( Unfortunately, I can only test that @ next minor upgrade.    )

Afterwards, both (bridged) networks

     WORKSFORME.


The only relevant file I detected being written a-new was

. . . /etc/vmware/netmap.conf


# ls -Algt /etc/vmware
...
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  190 24. Mai 10:57 netmap.conf  <---
...
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  231 16. Mär 16:33 networking
...

# cat /etc/vmware/netmap.conf

# This file is automatically generated.
# Hand-editing this file is not recommended.
network0.name = "Bridged"
network0.device = "vmnet0"
network1.name = "VMNet1"
network1.device = "vmnet1"

Comment 1 Manfred Knick 2017-05-24 14:18:29 UTC

This problem I have lastly observed alongside upgrade 
from vmware-workstation version 12.5.5 to version 12.5.6 :

. . . Bug 616958 - app-emulation/vmware-workstation-12.5.6 version bump


> "I could not identify any difference at all"
inspired me to detect the "easier" Workaround.


Backward REFERENCE: see comment_16,

. . . https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=616958#c16


Description of my installation: see comment_17,

. . . https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=616958#c17

Comment 2 Jonas Stein gentoo-dev

2017-05-24 18:34:10 UTC

Thank you very much for the report!

Comment 3 Manfred Knick 2017-05-24 18:44:05 UTC

(In reply to Jonas Stein from comment #2)

> Thank you very much for the report!
Most welcome!

My pleasure if I can contribute back a little bit at least.

Comment 4 Manfred Knick 2017-07-06 10:43:47 UTC

With version 12.5.7 Build 5813279,
the WORKAROUND seems not to be needed any more:

   [ https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=616958#c27 ]
   [ https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=616958#c29 ]

Closing - please, re-open if the problem soars again.