Network bridge on device VMnet0 is not running

Kept banging my head against this VMware Fusion 4.0 error message on trying to bring up a Simulate ONTAP™ vsim: Network bridge on device VMnet0 is not running

I kept on thinking it was my network config.

It was much simpler than I realized, I was running a VPN and once I turned that off, my devices started working!

Netgear WN3000RP and iPhone

Just had a weird experience with my Netgear “Universal WiFi Range Extender WN3000RP”.

It seemed pretty evident I wouldn’t be able to automatically add it to my Airport network, so I whipped out my iPhone and quickly connected to the NETGEAR_EXT network. And I quickly got it connected to my home network. I even told it to use the same password as my home network.

And just as quickly, it was not useable. I could not connect the iPhone to the new network and when I got out an old laptop, it wasn’t working either.

So, I got out my trusty paper clip and reset the Netgear box. And this time, as I was installing, I paid more attention. The issue turned out to be a nasty interaction between the iPhone browser automatically making the first character in the data entry be upper case and the Nethgear being case sensitive for the password. I don’t know that I’ve ever encountered the case sensitivity, but maybe I’m just super cautious with that normally.

I also can’t figure out why with an unobstructed view of my Airport Extreme Base Station I’m loosing 31% connectivity and through one wall, I’m seeing 48% loss.

Installing git on Solaris Express 11

root@gargoyle:~# pkg info -r git
Name: developer/versioning/git
Summary: git – Fast Version Control System
Description: GIT – Fast Version Control System (v1.5.6.5)
Category: Development/Source Code Management
State: Not installed
Publisher: solaris
Version: 1.5.6.5
Build Release: 5.11
Branch: 0.151.0.1
Packaging Date: Fri Nov 05 05:38:48 2010
Size: 36.29 MB
FMRI: pkg://solaris/developer/versioning/git@1.5.6.5,5.11-0.151.0.1:20101105T053848Z
root@gargoyle:~# pkg install developer/versioning/git
Packages to install: 1
Create boot environment: No
DOWNLOAD PKGS FILES XFER (MB)
Completed 1/1 257/257 10.7/10.7

PHASE ACTIONS
Install Phase 384/384

PHASE ITEMS
Package State Update Phase 1/1
Image State Update Phase 2/2