There’s no vmware-netcfg tool in VMware player 3.x.
Here’s an explanation of how to use vmware-netcfg in VMware player 3.x Linux ver.
[ procedure ]
uninstall all vmware products if you have installed
install VMware workstation for an evaluation
archive vmware-netcfg
uninstall VMware workstation
install VMware Player
unzip vmware-netcfg and install it
[ logs ]
OS : CentOS 5.6 64bit ver. (2.6.18-238.12.1.el5 )
1. install vmware workstation
# chmod u+x VMware-Workstation-Full-7.1.4-385536.x86_64.bundle # ./VMware-Workstation-Full-7.1.4-385536.x86_64.bundle Installing VMware Workstation 7.1.4 Configuring... [######################################################################] 100% Installation was successful. |
2. archive vmware-netcfg
make a directory
# mkdir -p tmp/usr/bin # mkdir -p tmp/usr/lib/vmware/bin |
copy vmware-netcfg under tmp/usr/bin and tmp/usr/lib/vmware/bin
# cp /usr/bin/vmware-netcfg tmp/usr/bin # cp /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-netcfg tmp/usr/lib/vmware/bin |
# cd tmp/ # zip -r ./netcfg.zip * adding: usr/ (stored 0%) adding: usr/bin/ (stored 0%) adding: usr/bin/vmware-netcfg (deflated 38%) adding: usr/lib/ (stored 0%) adding: usr/lib/vmware/ (stored 0%) adding: usr/lib/vmware/bin/ (stored 0%) adding: usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-netcfg (deflated 61%) |
uninstall vmware workstation
# vmware-installer -l Product Name Product Version ====================== ==================== vmware-workstation 7.1.4.385536 # vmware-installer -u vmware-workstation |
install vmware player
# chmod u+x VMware-Player-3.1.4-385536.x86_64.bundle # ./VMware-Player-3.1.4-385536.x86_64.bundle |
unzip netcft.zip and copy wmware-netcfg under /usr/bin and /usr/lib/vmware/bin
# unzip netcfg.zip # cp tmp/usr/bin/vmware-netcfg /usr/bin/ # cp tmp/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-netcfg /usr/lib/vmware/bin/ |
type vmware-netcft on GUI mode
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