From: "Robert Comer" 

Like said, I've seen it before. :(

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Bob Comer


"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in
message news:45d34930$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Actually if that's the case my problem is Windows Vista activation going
> bizarro with just a MAC address change  
>
> "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
> news:45d345ae$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>I bet that's your broblem, you'll have to assign a static address...
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>> --
>> Bob Comer
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>>
>> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote
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>> news:45d334c1$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> Thanks. I don't think the MAC address is changing as I haven't done any
>>> of the actions that would change it's assigned address - They  appear to
>>> be the deafult ones that are assigned for the 2 virtual adapters in
>>> Workstation. I may just set them manually just in case
>>>
>>>
http://kb.vmware.com/vmtnkb/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=5
07&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=10445252&stateId=0%200%2010443166&doctag=Author,
%20KB%20Article
>>>
>>> When a virtual machine is powered on, the VMware application
>>> automatically assigns it a MAC address. The software guarantees that
>>> virtual machines are assigned unique MAC addresses within a given host
>>> system. However, the software does not guarantee that a given virtual
>>> machine is assigned the same MAC address every time it is powered on. In
>>> addition, the VMware application does its best, but cannot guarantee, to
>>> automatically assign unique MAC addresses for virtual machines running
>>> on multiple host systems. A conflict may arise, for example, if the
>>> virtual network adapters on different physical servers share the same
>>> subnet and are assigned the same MAC address.
>>> Avoiding MAC Changes
>>>
>>> To avoid changes in the MAC address automatically assigned to a virtual
>>> machine, you must not move the virtual machine's configuration file.
>>> Moving it to a different host computer or even moving it to a different
>>> location on the same host computer changes the MAC address.
>>>
>>> For more information about editing a virtual machine's configuration
>>> file (.vmx), see
>>> www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1714.
>>>
>>> Manually Assigning a MAC Address in Workstation and GSX Server
>>>
>>> If you want to guarantee that the same MAC address is assigned to a
>>> given virtual machine every time, even if the virtual machine is moved,
>>> or if you want to guarantee a unique MAC address for each virtual
>>> machine within a networked environment, you can assign the address
>>> manually instead of allowing VMware Workstation to assign it
>>> automatically.
>>>
>>> To assign the same, unique MAC address to any virtual machine manually,
>>> use a text editor to remove three lines from the configuration file and
>>> add one line. The configuration file has a.vmx extension at the end of
>>> the filename. On a Linux host, a virtual machine created with an earlier
>>> VMware product may have a configuration file with a .cfg extension.
>>>
>>> Remove the three lines that begin with the following from the
>>> configuration file:
>>>
>>> ethernetN.generatedAddress
>>> ethernetN.addressType
>>> ethernetN.generatedAddressOffset Add the following line to the
>>> configuration file:
>>>
>>> ethernetN.address = 00:50:56:XX:YY:ZZ In this line, XX must be a valid
>>> hexadecimal number between 00h and 3Fh, and YY and ZZ must be valid
>>> hexadecimal numbers between 00h and FFh. Because VMware Workstation
>>> virtual machines do not support arbitrary MAC addresses, you must use
>>> the above format.
>>>
>>> So long as you choose a value for XX:YY:ZZ that is unique among your
>>> hard-coded addresses (where XX is a valid hexadecimal number between 00h
>>> and 3Fh, and YY and ZZ are valid hexadecimal numbers between 00h and
>>> FFh), conflicts between the automatically assigned MAC addresses and the
>>> manually assigned addresses should never occur.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Robert Comer"  wrote
in message
>>> news:45d31ecc$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>> Make sure the NIC address is not set to dynamic -- I saw this same
>>>> thing in Virtual Server. (I don't know of VMware has dynamic Nic
>>>> addresses, I don't run it enough.)
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Bob Comer
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Rich Gauszka"
 wrote in message
>>>> news:45d24d6d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>> Vista Business ( MSDN ) running in Vmware Workstation
5.5.3.  ( no
>>>>> changes or updates to VMware ) has required
reactivation every time
>>>>> I've run Windows Update. I'm in the 3rd 'your
activation period has
>>>>> expired' scenario right now. Since I've already activated twice
>>>>> already I've decided to give up as not to use up my
MSDN product keys
>>>>> with a braindead Vista activation scheme
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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