On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 7:12 PM, Christopher A. Williams <
chriswfedora(a)cawllc.com> wrote:
On Mon, 2008-12-01 at 15:08 +1100, L wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:55 AM, Christopher A. Williams
> <chriswfedora(a)cawllc.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 2008-11-30 at 22:40 +1100, L wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I installed vmware server 2 using its X86_64 rpm on fedora
> 9
> > (X86-64). when start vmware, it pop up a we browser
> (firefox), but
> > failed to open its interface, here is the error. What wrong
> and how to
> > fix?
> >
> > thanks
> > Failed to Connect
> >
> >
> > Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at
> 127.0.0.1:8333.
> >
> >
> > Though the site seems valid, the browser was unable to
> establish a
> > connection.
> >
> > * Could the site be temporarily unavailable? Try again
> later.
> > * Are you unable to browse other sites? Check the
> computer's
> > network connection.
> > * Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or
> proxy?
> > Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing.
>
>
> Had the same problem.
>
> You need to completely disable selinux. There's something
> about it that
> VMware Server 1.x and 2.x both do not like. Putting selinux
> into
> permissive mode is NOT enough, btw. YOu actually need to
> disable it.
> selinux
> Cheers,
>
>
> Thanks, In fact I have selinux disabled and added port 8222 and 8333
> for this purpose too.
> the problem still exists
You also need to make sure you have ports 902 and 904 open. These are
used by the console. The way I got this working was to open all 4 ports
for both TCP and UDP.
Yes, I have all 4 ports (902, 904, 8222 and 8333) opened for both udp and
tcp. Really lost.
hope some one can offer hints
Thanks