VMWare Ubuntu IP address change

2010-05-04 Linux Ubuntu · VMWare

I always have this problem when moving VMWare images of Ubuntu, the most recent of a 10.04 LTS Server. Whenever you move or copy a VMWare image it assigns a new Mac address and Ubuntu starts without properly bringing up the interface.

Really annoying when you are using VMWare server without a console.

To make it grab the IP Address again, simply remove the rule:

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sudo rm /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules

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Then restart.

Of course before you move the image you could remove the rule and not have them problem.