Not sure whether that means that you're running DNS or not, ps -A should help you
sort that out.
Glen
DStevenson wrote:
> Voila!!
>
> Thanks, I have never used DNS before. I have just added the IP of the machine
> connected to the internet to the primary DNS of the VMachine, and that sorted
> the connection from explorer. I guess that the textual name was'nt being
> resolved into the IP address. Does this mean that my Mandrake machine is
> running a DNS server, or are the packets for resolution being forwarded by
> the Gateway to the DNS of the ISP?
>
> Thanks for all the help chaps. Now all I need to do is get the VM to see the
> other hosts running Samba servers....what fun we have!!!
>
> Dave.
>
> On Friday 03 August 2001 09:53, Glen Sagers wrote:
> > It certainly sounds like it. Can you ping or telnet to an external address
> > by name? If you can, that rules out DNS problems. If not, try adding the
> > DNS server that your linux box uses to your VMware virtual Ethernet adapter
> > from within windows. (Right click on network neighborhood, properties,
> > choose TCP/IP for that adapter, properties, DNS configuration). Make sure
> > you add it to the bridged adapter, not the host-only adapter.
> >
> > Glen Sagers
> >
> > DStevenson wrote:
> > > I have returned my system to its original state....re-installed from
> > > scratch an restored from tape important config files.
> > >
> > > I have checked the iptables config and all appears OK. I can now connect
> > > from another machine on the network to the internet. The VMware Win98
> > > machine can ping an external address, it can even telnet to an external
> > > IP, but it will not connect to an www address in explorer.
> > >
> > > I must be missing something, is it something to do with DNS/translation
> > > ???
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for any help.
> > >
> > > On Wednesday 01 August 2001 19:11, DStevenson wrote:
> > > > I am in the middle of re-building my system after a critical hardware
> > > > failure. I'll try your suggestions and post my results as soon as I
> > > > have a fully fuctioning system again. I have just about got mail
> > > > working again.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your responses.
> > > >
> > > > Dave.
> > > >
> > > > On Tuesday 31 July 2001 02:11, Greg A. Bur wrote:
> > > > > Dave,
> > > > >
> > > > > Check and see if you have iptables installed on your computer. If
> > > > > you do the fix is fairly simple, just enable IP Masquerading(make
> > > > > sure ip forwarding is enabled first) with:
> > > > >
> > > > > iptables -t nat -I POSTROUTING -o eth0 -s 192.168.0.2 -d 0.0.0.0/0 -j
> > > > > MASQUERADE
> > > > >
> > > > > Obviously if you have a different external interface you would
> > > > > substitute that for eth0 in the above command line. As to the
> > > > > message you're finding in your logs, no, I don't believe that is your
> > > > > problem. Hopefully my little one-liner will help you on your way. If
> > > > > not let me know otherwise.
> > > > >
> > > > > On 31 Jul 2001 06:49:44 -0400, DStevenson wrote:
> > > > > > Has anyone set up a VMware Win98 VM on Mandrake 8.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have Win98 running no problem, but I need Windows to share the
> > > > > > internet connection with the host box.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Dave.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > >
> > > > > Greg A. Bur
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