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Workaround for VMware bug 2293 on OpenSUSE 11.4

Submitted by gunnar on

After setting up my new Dell Precision T1600 with OpenSUSE 11.4 I found that I could no longer run VMware. Got a message about some NMI problem and bug # 2293. I searched for a solution and found the following article apparently describing my problem:

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cm…

Specific NIC for bridged network

Submitted by gunnar on
Question

I have two NIC's and I don't want eth0 to be used for the bridged network. How do I specify which one to use?

Answer

Assuming you have already setup networking, run vmware-config to change your configuration. 

Eventually you will be asked if you want to keep or change your network setup. Below is a sequence of questions and answers that selects the NIC "lan" for bridged network: