vmware dialup

[sapient]

Im tring to connect my virtual ms2000 machine to the net but the connection hangs at authenication. Do I need to setup something other than a dialup accout (ie network) or a script . I searched the site but didnt find anyone with this same problem.

[mdwatts]

Is the modem configured and working in the host (Linux) machine as it must be working before you can use the modem in the guest (Windows)?

[raz0rblade]

Why not just dialup in linux and have vmware share it as an ethernet device ?

[sapient]

my modem is working fine

could I get some direction on sharing this device

I didnt see any thing on vmware site.

[mdwatts]

Goto

http://www.vmware.com/support/ws4/doc/index.html

click on 'Troubleshooting' and then do a search for 'modem'.

[sapient]

I have followed these instructions everything works fine until the dialup to isp connects and hangs at authencation. It is quite a pain to keep killing kppp and rebooting the vm just to get the modem working I think the least hasle would be some networking solution. however I am a networking idiot.

[mdwatts]

Can you test to see if authentication is working correctly on a non-VMWare machine?

Have you verified all the isp ip addresses, username/password, authentication method etc. are correct?

How does W2K access the modem through a virtual machine... with a virtual modem device?

[sapient]

im sorry, Ive left out some info
everything is working fine and configured corectly as it needs to be for a physical w2k machine and the isp is up and running and I have connected to it with a real windows machine
the modem is a external ttyS0 that I used the serial port wizard in vmware to install
the dialup conection dials , connects, hangs
I have tried a script but it doesnt seem to get past login
im using the NAT network option ,may be related