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Error: "No host-only support seems to be installed"
Details
When I power on a virtual machine, I get the message "No
host-only support seems to be installed". What is wrong?
Solution
VMware GSX Server was unable to communicate with the host-only
network adapter that should be installed on your host computer.
Verify that you have an adapter installed.
On a Windows Server 2003 host, go to the Network and Internet
Connections control panel (Start>Control Panel>Network and Internet Connections>Network Connections). An entry should be present for VMware
Virtual Ethernet Adapter (basic host-only support for VMnet1).
On a Windows 2000 host, go to the Network and Dial-up
Connections control panel (Start>Settings>Control Panel>Network and Dial-up connections). An entry should be present
for VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter (basic host-only support for
VMnet1).
On a Windows NT host, go to the Network control panel (Start>Settings>Control Panel>Network) and select the Adapters tab. An entry should be present for VMware Virtual
Ethernet Adapter (basic host-only support for VMnet1).
If no entry is present on a Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 host, you need to restore the default VMware GSX Server networking
settings. Make sure all your virtual machines are shut down or
suspended, and all virtual machine windows are closed. Go to the
Programs folder in the folder where you installed VMware GSX Server
(for example, C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware GSX Server\Programs),
and run the InstNetwork.bat script. This cleans up the host and
installs the default network components for VMware GSX Server.
If no entry is present on a Windows NT host, you need to add
one. Click Add and select VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter (basic host-only support for
VMnet1) from the list, then click OK until the control panel prompts you to reboot the system.
Note that adding a network adapter requires rebooting Windows
NT.
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