Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP_N200 unable to connect via vmplayer

[Clark Pope]

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> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:00:21 -0400 
> From: address@hidden 
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> Subject: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP_N200 unable to connect via vmplayer 
> 
> I have vmplayer virtual machine running on my computer as my system is 
> GPT partition style and which is not taking dual boot of any release of 
> ubuntu. 
> 
> I connect to an ethernet port to a USRP rx... and do a uhd_find_devices 
> .. it says no device found.. although I have a valid gnuradio distro 
> +uhd on my computer and it works fine when I am not using the USRP 
> though.. 
> 
> Could it be because of the vm that I am using? Please suggest what do I 
> need to do!! 
> 
> this is my eth0 config- 
> 
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0c:29:23:94:4e 
> inet addr:192.168.10.1 Bcast:192.168.10.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 
> inet6 addr: fe80::20c:29ff:fe23:944e/64 Scope:Link 
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 
> RX packets:39419 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 
> TX packets:14888 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
> RX bytes:48827305 (48.8 MB) TX bytes:1521561 (1.5 MB) 
> Interrupt:19 Base address:0x2000 
> 
> 
> This shows up when I am doing my firmware update- 
> 
> 
> address@hidden:~/Downloads/uhd-images_003.005.001-release/share/uhd/images$ 
> usrp_n2xx_simple_net_burner --addr 192.168.10.3 --fw usrp_n200_fw.bin 
> --fpga usrp_n200_r3_fpga.bin --auto_reboot 
> linux; GNU C++ version 4.6.3; Boost_104800; UHD_003.005.003-78-g49a4929b 
> 
> Searching for USRP N2XX with IP address 192.168.10.3. 
> Error: No USRP N2XX found. 
> 
> my machine is 192.168.10.1 .. the usrp is on 192.168.10.3 via same 
> ethernet sw 
> 
> 
> 
> -Regards, 
> Ankan Roybardhan 
> University of Florida. 
> 

You're sure its not at the default address 192.168.10.2?

Don't know if you have the same problem but I use a USB to GigE adapter from 
vmware player and I found that it ONLY works if I boot the VM with the 
interface that is connected to the USRP as the only active network connection. 
I can enable the network interface to the host OS after I boot and it still 
works but for some reason if the VMnetX interfaces are active at boot it messes 
up the ability to find the USRP. 

-Clark