How to fetch new IP address under Ubuntu Server on VMware Workstation?

Question

I have VMware Workstation 7 and Ubuntu Server 10.10 installed on it. When I copied my virtual hard drive to another PC it took same IP address.

Is it possible to somehow receive another IP address for other VM on other PC? I already tryed to do dhclient -r to release and dhclient ro get new, but then new IP address jumps from my network I guess. My IP is for example 192.168.119.xxx and VM address is too 192.168.119.xxx, but after steps I described before it changes to 192.168.85.xxx and even after I restart VM it changes back to the way it was before.

Any suggestions?

UPD:
VMs do not have same MAC ( HWaddr ) address.

Is the MAC address the same on both copies? – Zypher Oct 03 '11 at 21:50 — Zypher, Oct 03 '11 at 21:50

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 03 '11 at 21:53

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Check /etc/networking/interfaces,

it should be set to :

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

If it is anything else change it to that (considering eth0 is the device you connect with to the internet)

answered Oct 03 '11 at 21:53

Lucas Kauffman

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If the dhcp server is intelligent enough it will offer the same IP as before as the NIC has the same MAC address. – mailq Oct 03 '11 at 22:23
Yes but if you read the comments you would notice the HWaddr is different mate. – Lucas Kauffman Oct 04 '11 at 13:59

Eugene · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-05T09:27:23.150

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Went to /etc/network/interfaces and edited already set static ip. It was the problem. I guess, that when VM setup NAT it configured itself to use one specific static IP or maybe it is designed that way by default. Can't say for sure.

edited Oct 05 '11 at 09:27

answered Oct 04 '11 at 21:50

Eugene

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How to fetch new IP address under Ubuntu Server on VMware Workstation?

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