Virtual UT in bridged mode

[noctiluca]

Hi!

I ran into some issues when trying to install (from bare metal) a UT as a virtual machine. All settings is copied from a "live" working machine.
It is set-up as a bridge, and in that mode the ext interface refuse to communicate.
If I change it to a router everything communicates fine.

The virtual NICs are connected to separated port groups in VMware, and connected to different VLANs outside VMware.
I guess this has something to do with how VMware handles the bridge mac adress.

Please response about tips how to dig further and solve the problem , or if you have seen similar problems.

/Ake

[WebFooL]

Hi Noctiluca,
Can you post some screen shots of the setup.
Specially the VMware Host Edit screen and VMNetwork setup.

How many nics dose the Hardware have? (the real hardware server/client)

[dbunyard]

Make sure you have promiscuous mode enabled on the properties of the virtual switches that Untangle is using.

[noctiluca]

Thanks for the quick replies.
I will send som screenshot within 12 hours.

[dbunyard]

Did you check if promiscuous mode was accepted on the Virtual Switches that Untangle is using? Here is a screen shot of where to check.

[noctiluca]

Hi.
Some more information:
As you have mentioned, I guess we have some miscofiguration in our virtual switch? I am a little anxious to do something wrong here, so maybe the best would be to create a dedicated switch for UT?
It is an ESX installation with a redundant cisco switch network outside.
Screenshots of the vmware switch settings are attached.

[WebFooL]

The Virtual Switches need to accept Promiscuous mode.
From your screenshots they are configured to reject.

Hit Properties... on the Virtual switch.
Then Mark the "vSwitch 56 ports" and hit Edit.
Go to the "Security" tab and change Reject to Accept for the "Promiscuous mode"

To the same for all Virtual Switches that UT is connected to.


Do both Virtual Switches connect to the same Cisco Switch?

[noctiluca]

Attached more recent screenshots of the vmware settings.
Double-checked all settings in UT and vmware. Checked the network, VLANS, adress, ping...
Everything is configured exactly the same in virtual and "real world" UT.
Could the change between the bridges cause confusion of where to send the packets? Does the ARP table has to be tampered?
Maybe this configuration not is allowed together with a single virtual switch?