[Simh] EXT :Re: VAX networking issue

[Zane Healy]

> On Jun 10, 2019, at 7:13 AM, Hittner, David T [US] (MS) <david.hittner at ngc.com> wrote:
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> VMware is somewhat inconsistent in what triggers their network security to block access. It's some bizarre internal algorithm. I've had VMware allow network access for months and then all of a sudden shut off network access with no apparent change to the configurations or usage of the VMs. I've even seen the VMware network suddenly block working network access because someone pinged the IP address of the VM hosting SIMH machines. :-(
> 
> There are ways to fine-tune the allowed network access via configuration files to keep the overall enhanced security level up without enabling promiscuous mode, but you'll have to RTFM the VMware documentation.

I’ll have to take a look at how better to handle this.  Knowing is half the battle.

Zane