Could not connect Ethernet0 to virtual network --- VMnet0 is missing

Question

VMware Player 5.0.1 build-894247 is installed. In the virtual machine an internet connection is not provided.

Host and guest OSs: Windows 7

Log:

VNET: MACVNetPort_Connect: Ethernet0: can't open vmnet device (2)  
2015-05-06T16:54:05.125+02:00| vcpu-0| I120: Msg_Post: Warning  
2015-05-06T16:54:05.125+02:00| vcpu-0| I120: [msg.vnet.connectvnet]  
Could not connect Ethernet0 to virtual network "VMnet8". More  
information can be found in the vmware.log file.  
2015-05-06T16:54:05.125+02:00| vcpu-0| I120:  
[msg.device.startdisconnected] Virtual device Ethernet0 will start disconnected.

vnetlib -- uninstall bridge, reboot and installing was done, but it had no effect.

vmnetbridge.dll in %systemroot%\system32 and vmnetbridge.sys in %systemroot%\system32\drivers are existing.

How to resolve this?

EDIT: VMware Player 6 was installed. Now VMnet1 & 8 are existing, but VMnet0 is missing. The virtual network editor doesn't work anymore. Do you have any hint how to add VMnet0?

Solution 1

I had this issue but in Linux, and I fixed it by this command in terminal:

sudo systemctl start vmware-networks.service

Solution 2

Use "Restore Defaults" in the Virtual Network Editor

Solution 3

sudo /usr/bin/vmware-networks --stop
sudo /usr/bin/vmware-networks --start

Wait five seconds, retry to connect with Bridge or Nat et voilà! FIXED!

Comments

[DavidPostill]

While this may answer the question, it would be a better answer if you could provide some explanation why it does so and how to make the appropriate changes.

[Synetech]

Actually it doesn’t answer the question because there is no Virtual Network Editor in VMPlayer, only in VMWorkstation.

[TetraDev]

The "restore defaults" button does not exist in the linux version of network editor! How do we restore defaults?

[Kind Contributor]

I got Unit vmware-networks.service not found