Connecting GNS3 to VMware Workstation
GNS3 to VMware KB ID 0000996 Problem A while back I got an email “Here is a suggestion for an article. ‘How to link GNS3 with VMware Workstation'”. Sorry it’s taken me so long to get round to it, here you go Daniel Newton. Solution: GNS3 to VMware Before we start I’m assuming you have installed VMware Workstation, and you’ve installed and configured GNS3. 1. Launch VMware Workstation > Edit >...
CentOS TFTP Server (Install and Configure)
CentOS TFTP Server KB ID 0000998 Problem I needed to back up a Cisco firewall, and perform an upgrade remotely, despite my best efforts to use the ASDM and update via http, I had to go ‘old school’ and bring up a TFTP server on one of my CentOS Linux servers. Solution CentOS TFTP Server 1. Log onto the server and install the xinetd TFTP Server. Execute the following command and follow the on-screen prompts. Using username...
VMware – Setting up ESX NTP Time Sync
ESX NTP KB ID 0000798 Problem Having your ESX Server running the correct time is quite important, and before you visit this subject, I would suggest you MAKE SURE the time is set in the ESX Servers BIOS, ie the internal clock is set correctly first. I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve seen Windows domains fall over because the ESX host has reverted to its BIOS time and replicated that time to its guests, suddenly your...
Windows – Setting Domain Time
Domain Time KB ID 0000112 Problem If you have arrived here, you have either noticed that the time is wrong on your server(s) or client PC(s), or you have looked in the event viewer and seen one of the following events being logged. Event ID’s 12, 22, 29, 36, 38, 47, and 50. Time Problem Events – On the PDC Emulator Event ID 12 (W32 Time Time Provider NtpClient: This machine is configured to use {text omitted}, but it is...
VMware – Cannot Cut, Copy, or Paste to VM’s
KB ID 0000515 Problem Ever since ESX 4.1 this feature has been disabled and you have been unable to paste to VM, VMware say in their own documentation: Source (Page 215 – ESX Configuration Guide ESX 4.1 vCenter Server 4.1). To turn this feature back ON you have a few choices. Please be aware: We are talking about copy and pasting TEXT to and from a guest VM NOT files and folders. Solution ESX Option 1 (Enable Copy and Paste to...