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Hi all,
im new using openSUSE and have a little exp in it.

but now im trying to fix my network, so i can internet in it (Im using VMware Workstation) and my eth0 device is configured with the good ip-address, but in my opinion i think the gateway is wrong.
What can I do to fix the internet in my openSUSE. i’ve already read some other topics and tried to config it manually in /etc/sysconfig/network/routes where stands that my default = 192.168.1.1

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  • Maarekje

inside VMWare, it depends. If the VM is configured for “bridged networking”, it behaves like a physical machine on your network. So if you have a router connection to the internet and the router offers DHCP, the openSUSE VM should have received an IP address and the 192.168.1.1 you mention is the IP of your router.

You see, there are a few "if"s, so please tell us more about your internet connection and the way you configured the VM.

Uwe

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Okay let’s see,

Im using my computer, which is wireless connected to our router. In my computer im running VM-Ware Workstation with the openSUSE machine. The network-settings in VMWare are NAT if im right. And further, i’ve obtained an ip address in the same range as my computer. for example, my Pc is on 192.168.1.3, then i grabbed the .10 address for my openSUSE, when i typ ifconfig you also see the good ipaddress. But i don’t get why i still don’t have internet :frowning:

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Hmm, well keep in mind a VMware install is by far not a real install, I assume you are trying openSUSE in VMware to give it a test run?
I am unsure on how VMware works but you might have a setting that is making openSUSE 11.2 not connect to the net.

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I have no idea, what this can be :frowning:
can’t someone post a sort of checklist what to do?

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  • Maarekje wrote, On 12/10/2009 03:26 PM:
    > I have no idea, what this can be :frowning:
    > can’t someone post a sort of checklist what to do?

You say the network for the VM is NAT. In this case VMWare provides its own DHCP server. Upon installation it checks for unused networks for this. Now you say your VM got an IP from the same range the host is in. So either the DHCP server of VMWare is using a DHCP range it shouldn’t, which would explain the connection problem, or the network is indeed bridged.
I suggest you use “bridged” for the VMs for starters. Much easier, because the VM will receive the network settings and IP from your physical wireless router.

Uwe