VMware Server fails to compile with the new kernel

[Kevin J. Cummings]

Paul Smith wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 12:32 AM, Kevin J. Cummings
> <cummings at kjchome.homeip.net> wrote:
>>> Thanks, Kevin and Christopher. When trying to run VMware Server, I get
>>> the following:
>>>
>>> "The server is not responding. Please check that the server is running
>>> and accepting connections.",
>>>
>>> even with Selinux disabled. Any ideas?
>> Did you start the server?  What does:
>>
>> /sbin/service vmware status
>>
>> tell you?
> 
> # /sbin/service vmware status
> Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 is running
> Host network detection is not running
> Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 is running
> DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1 is running
> Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 is running
> DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8 is running
> NAT networking on /dev/vmnet8 is running
> Module vmmon loaded
> Module vmnet loaded
> #

Did you try:

/sbin/service vmware restart

??  I find that once in a while I need to do that in order for the 
browser page to connect to the server....

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