The simplest way to connect to the INTERNET in VMware

The simplest method for connecting to the INTERNET under VMware-Linux Enterprise Application-Linux server application information. The following is a detailed description. Writted by woflman revised at 2007.7.9

I started to learn about LINUX's cousin. After searching for the Internet for a long time, I didn't get the Redhat 9 online in VMware,

Now I write out the most commonly used method, so that the novice can save a little time to search. Steps are as follows:

1. Select Ethernet network connection as NAT when starting the Virtual Machine


2. on the terminal, type dhclient and assign the dhcp sever of VMware to redhat 9.

# Dhclient
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.1
Copyright 2004 Internet Systems consortings.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/products/DHCP

Listening on LPF/eth0/00: 0c: 29: c2: fc: c5
Sending on LPF/eth0/00: 0c: 29: c2: fc: c5
Sending on Socket/fallback
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to define limit 255 port 67 interval 8
DHCPOFFER from 192.168.80.254
DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to register 255.255.255 port 67
DHCPACK from 192.168.80.254
Bound to 192.168.80.130 -- renewal in 826 seconds.; this is the 192.168.80.130.


3. If you want to use services such as SSHD, SMB. VSFTP, you 'd better fix this IP address.

In the terminal # cd/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/

# Vi ifcfg-eth0 if you have two NICs, it may also be ifcfg-eth1, please confirm which is the Internet,

DEVICE = eth0
ONBOOT = yes
BOOTPROTO = static
IPADDR = 192.168.80.130
NETMASK = 255.255.255.0
NETWORK = 192.168.80.0
BROADCAST = 192.168.80.255
GATEWAY = 192.168.80.2

Note that the above BOOTPROTO = static
GATEWAY = 192.168.80.2 this GATEWAY exists here, but there is no more GATEWAY in # more/etc/hosts. This is very important. Either of them can have only one


This may not be your IPADDR, but NAT gateways under VMware generally use

Modify 192.168.x.2 as needed.

4. # Ifdown eth0

# Ifup eth0

Or # service network restart



5. # ping-c 3 www.sina.com.cn
PING jupiter.sina.com.cn (218.30.66.101) 56 (84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 218.30.66.101: icmp_seq = 0 ttl = 128 time = 47.7 MS
64 bytes from 218.30.66.101: icmp_seq = 1 ttl = 128 time = 36.4 MS
64 bytes from 218.30.66.101: icmp_seq = 2 ttl = 128 time = 44.0 MS

--- Jupiter.sina.com.cn ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 bytes ed, 0% packet loss, time 11053 ms
Rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 36.453/42.766/47.791/4.723 MS, pipe 2


If the above picture appears, congratulations! You are on the Internet.