can't start vmware server 2 on Fedora 9(X86_64)

[L]

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 7:12 PM, Christopher A. Williams <
chriswfedora at cawllc.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 2008-12-01 at 15:08 +1100, L wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:55 AM, Christopher A. Williams
> > <chriswfedora at cawllc.com> 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.
>


Yes, I have all 4 ports (902, 904, 8222 and 8333) opened for both udp and
tcp. Really lost.

hope some one can offer hints

Thanks



>
> Hope that helps!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
>
>
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