VMWare Version 6.0.2 (1398658)
Host OS: Mac OS X Version 10.9 (Mavericks), Hardware is a Mac Mini
Guest OS: Ubuntu 12.04 AMD64
VMWare Tools Installed: VMwareTools-9.6.1-1378637
Problem: when I switched to bridged networking, either autodetect or WiFi, the guest OS fails to establish a network connection. If I switch back to shared mode, it works fine. The Mac MINI is using the WiFi interface to connect to the network (not Ethernet). I don't have a port/cable close enough to try the Ethernet adapter right now.
Here's the output of ifconfig -a on the host
lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384 options=3<RXCSUM,TXCSUM> inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1 nd6 options=1<PERFORMNUD> gif0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280 stf0: flags=0<> mtu 1280 en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 options=10b<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_HWTAGGING,AV> ether 68:5b:35:84:95:92 nd6 options=1<PERFORMNUD> media: autoselect (none) status: inactive en1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 ether 28:cf:e9:0e:36:c1 inet6 fe80::2acf:e9ff:fe0e:36c1%en1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x5 inet 26.46.175.239 netmask 0xfffffe00 broadcast 26.46.175.255 nd6 options=1<PERFORMNUD> media: autoselect status: active en3: flags=8963<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 options=60<TSO4,TSO6> ether 32:00:1a:ae:c2:80 media: autoselect <full-duplex> status: inactive fw0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 4078 lladdr 44:fb:42:ff:fe:aa:ec:28 nd6 options=1<PERFORMNUD> media: autoselect <full-duplex> status: inactive p2p0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 2304 ether 0a:cf:e9:0e:36:c1 media: autoselect status: inactive bridge0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 options=63<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,TSO4,TSO6> ether 6a:5b:35:48:cb:00 Configuration: id 0:0:0:0:0:0 priority 0 hellotime 0 fwddelay 0 maxage 0 holdcnt 0 proto stp maxaddr 100 timeout 1200 root id 0:0:0:0:0:0 priority 0 ifcost 0 port 0 ipfilter disabled flags 0x2 member: en3 flags=3<LEARNING,DISCOVER> ifmaxaddr 0 port 6 priority 0 path cost 0 nd6 options=1<PERFORMNUD> media: <unknown type> status: inactive vmnet1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 ether 00:50:56:c0:00:01 inet 172.16.1.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.1.255 vmnet8: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 ether 00:50:56:c0:00:08 inet 172.16.8.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.8.255
I did notice when I enabled bridged mode with WiFi, it created a new "Thunderbolt Bridge" adapter in the Mac Networking Settings, but it doesn't appear to use it or connect to it.
I have restarted the Guest OS and the host OS a number of times, and applied all patches and updates. Here is the bottom of the guests vmware log file:
2013-11-08T10:34:58.164-05:00| vmx| I120: ToolsUpdateManifestInfoWorkerThreadDone: Updating the manifest info. 2013-11-08T10:34:58.164-05:00| vmx| I120: VMXVmdb_SetToolsVersionStatus: status value set to 'ok', 'current', install possible 2013-11-08T10:34:58.164-05:00| vmx| I120: TOOLS installed legacy version 9409, available legacy version 9409 2013-11-08T10:34:58.164-05:00| vmx| I120: TOOLS manifest update status is 3 2013-11-08T10:34:58.164-05:00| vmx| I120: TOOLS can be autoupgraded. 2013-11-08T10:34:58.164-05:00| vmx| I120: TOOLS Setting autoupgrade-checked TRUE. 2013-11-08T10:34:58.164-05:00| vmx| I120: RPT: Not ESX. Skipped. 2013-11-08T10:34:58.170-05:00| vmx| I120: VUsbUpdateVigorFieldsAndAutoconnect: New set of 3 USB devices 2013-11-08T10:34:58.170-05:00| vmx| I120: USB: Found device [name:Apple\ IR\ Receiver vid:05ac pid:8242 path:13/1/1/8/2 speed:low family:hid arbRuntimeKey:4 quirks:needs-boot-camp,built-in version:2] 2013-11-08T10:34:58.170-05:00| vmx| I120: USB: Found device [name:Apple\ Bluetooth\ USB\ Host\ Controller vid:05ac pid:828a path:13/1/1/8/1/3 speed:full family:vendor,other,wireless,bluetooth arbRuntimeKey:2 quirks:needs-boot-camp,built-in version:2] 2013-11-08T10:34:58.170-05:00| vmx| I120: USB: Found device [name:Virtual\ Bluetooth\ Adapter vid:0e0f pid:0008 speed:full family:wireless,bluetooth virtPath:usb:2 deviceType:virtual-bluetooth version:2], connected to [Virtual Hub 1, Port 1] 2013-11-08T10:34:58.249-05:00| vcpu-1| I120: DDB: "longContentID" = "4c3943dfe92c4dc7d661c083812fefe2" (was "0c12b1d353a118664c753841a939d632") 2013-11-08T10:34:58.263-05:00| vthread-16| I120: VTHREAD start thread 16 "vthread-16" pid 345 2013-11-08T10:34:58.345-05:00| vcpu-2| I120: TOOLS state change 4 returned status 1 2013-11-08T10:34:58.345-05:00| vcpu-2| I120: Vix: [4732866560 mainDispatch.c:3905]: VMAutomationReportPowerStateChange: Reporting power state change (opcode=2, err=0). 2013-11-08T10:34:58.446-05:00| mks| I120: GL-Backend: successfully started by HWinMux to do window composition. 2013-11-08T10:34:58.449-05:00| mks| I120: MKS-SWB: Number of MKSWindows changed: 1 rendering MKSWindow(s) of total 1. 2013-11-08T10:34:58.985-05:00| vmx| I120: Guest does not support change 3D hint RPC. Ignoring. 2013-11-08T10:35:00.985-05:00| mks| I120: Notify tools that 3d is available. 2013-11-08T10:35:00.985-05:00| vmx| I120: Guest does not support change 3D hint RPC. Ignoring. 2013-11-08T10:37:15.678-05:00| vmx| I120: VMXVmdbEditRemDevices: Reconnect of ethernet0 would be delayed. 2013-11-08T10:37:15.679-05:00| vmx| I120: VMXVmdbSetCfgState: reconnect delay = 5 seconds, reconnectEthVector = 0x1, poll cb status = 0. 2013-11-08T10:37:15.679-05:00| vmx| I120: TOOLS received request in VMX to set option 'synctime' -> '1' 2013-11-08T10:37:15.713-05:00| vmx| I120: VMXVmdb_SetCfgState: cfgReqPath=/vm/#_VMX/vmx/cfgState/req/#7/, remDevPath=/vm/#_VMX/vmx/vigor/setCfgStateReq/#ca/in/ 2013-11-08T10:37:20.732-05:00| vmx| I120: VNET: ethernet0 enable link state propagation, lsp.state = 5 2013-11-08T10:37:20.733-05:00| vmx| I120: VNET: MACVnetConnectToNetwork ethernet0 lsp.state = 4 2013-11-08T10:37:20.733-05:00| vmx| I120: VNET: MACVNetConnectToNetwork Ethernet0: notify available 2013-11-08T10:37:20.733-05:00| vmx| I120: EthernetDevicesDelayedConnect: Delayed connect of network adapter ethernet0 succeeded. 2013-11-08T10:37:20.734-05:00| vmx| I120: VNET: MACVNetLinkStateEventHandler: event, up:1, adapter:1 2013-11-08T10:37:20.734-05:00| vmx| I120: VNET: MACVNetLinkStateEventHandler: ethernet0 state from 4 to 6 2013-11-08T10:37:20.834-05:00| vmx| I120: VNET: MACVNetLinkStateTimerHandler: ethernet0: state from 6 to 1 2013-11-08T10:37:25.906-05:00| vmx| I120: VNET: MACVNetLinkStateTimerHandler: ethernet0: state from 1 to 5 2013-11-08T10:39:01.026-05:00| vthread-17| I120: VTHREAD start thread 17 "vthread-17" pid 345 2013-11-08T10:39:01.026-05:00| vthread-18| I120: VTHREAD start thread 18 "vthread-18" pid 345 2013-11-08T10:39:01.026-05:00| vthread-19| I120: VTHREAD start thread 19 "vthread-19" pid 345 2013-11-08T10:39:01.026-05:00| vthread-20| I120: VTHREAD start thread 20 "vthread-20" pid 345 2013-11-08T10:39:01.027-05:00| vthread-21| I120: VTHREAD start thread 21 "vthread-21" pid 345 2013-11-08T10:39:01.027-05:00| vthread-22| I120: VTHREAD start thread 22 "vthread-22" pid 345 2013-11-08T10:39:01.027-05:00| vthread-23| I120: VTHREAD start thread 23 "vthread-23" pid 345 2013-11-08T10:39:01.027-05:00| vthread-24| I120: VTHREAD start thread 24 "vthread-24" pid 345 2013-11-08T10:39:01.027-05:00| vthread-25| I120: VTHREAD start thread 25 "vthread-25" pid 345 2013-11-08T10:39:01.027-05:00| vthread-26| I120: VTHREAD start thread 26 "vthread-26" pid 345 2013-11-08T10:39:01.027-05:00| vthread-27| I120: VTHREAD start thread 27 "vthread-27" pid 345 2013-11-08T10:39:01.028-05:00| vthread-28| I120: VTHREAD start thread 28 "vthread-28" pid 345 2013-11-08T10:39:01.028-05:00| vthread-29| I120: VTHREAD start thread 29 "vthread-29" pid 345 2013-11-08T10:39:01.028-05:00| vthread-30| I120: VTHREAD start thread 30 "vthread-30" pid 345 2013-11-08T10:39:01.028-05:00| vthread-31| I120: VTHREAD start thread 31 "vthread-31" pid 345 2013-11-08T10:45:54.074-05:00| vmx| I120: VMXVmdbEditRemDevices: Reconnect of ethernet0 would be delayed. 2013-11-08T10:45:54.074-05:00| vmx| I120: VMXVmdbSetCfgState: reconnect delay = 5 seconds, reconnectEthVector = 0x1, poll cb status = 0. 2013-11-08T10:45:54.074-05:00| vmx| I120: TOOLS received request in VMX to set option 'synctime' -> '1' 2013-11-08T10:45:54.108-05:00| vmx| I120: VMXVmdb_SetCfgState: cfgReqPath=/vm/#_VMX/vmx/cfgState/req/#8/, remDevPath=/vm/#_VMX/vmx/vigor/setCfgStateReq/#d7/in/ 2013-11-08T10:45:59.081-05:00| vmx| I120: VNET: ethernet0 enable link state propagation, lsp.state = 5 2013-11-08T10:45:59.082-05:00| vmx| I120: VNET: MACVnetConnectToNetwork ethernet0 lsp.state = 5 2013-11-08T10:45:59.082-05:00| vmx| I120: VNET: MACVNetConnectToNetwork Ethernet0: notify available 2013-11-08T10:45:59.082-05:00| vmx| I120: EthernetDevicesDelayedConnect: Delayed connect of network adapter ethernet0 succeeded. 2013-11-08T10:45:59.082-05:00| vmx| I120: VNET: MACVNetLinkStateEventHandler: event, up:1, adapter:5 2013-11-08T10:51:55.876-05:00| mks| I120: MKS-SWB: Number of MKSWindows changed: 2 rendering MKSWindow(s) of total 2. 2013-11-08T10:52:06.069-05:00| mks| I120: MKS-SWB: Number of MKSWindows changed: 1 rendering MKSWindow(s) of total 1. 2013-11-08T10:52:06.080-05:00| vmx| I120: TOOLS received request in VMX to set option 'synctime' -> '1' 2013-11-08T10:52:06.092-05:00| vmx| I120: VMXVmdb_SetCfgState: cfgReqPath=/vm/#_VMX/vmx/cfgState/req/#9/, remDevPath=/vm/#_VMX/vmx/vigor/setCfgStateReq/#245/in/
Above, I'm trying to use the WiFi adapter, but it fails in the Guest OS (background). If I try the Autodetect, it also fails. If I switch to "Share with my Mac", it succeeds, but I need bridged networking so I can reach the VM on the network.
Please advise