On Mon, 2008-12-01 at 15:08 +1100, L wrote: > > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:55 AM, Christopher A. Williams > <chriswfedora@xxxxxxxxxx> 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. Hope that helps! Cheers, Chris -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
