TACTIC VM Troubleshooting

The IP address does not show up when I start up the VM.

It is possible that an IP address was not assigned because your host machine is not connected to a network. Or, you have a special network configuration that may require one of the following settings:
- Network with DHCP: bridged
- Network without DHCP: NAT
- No network: host-only
Changing Windows Special Network Configurations

In the top right corner of your VMware player, click on the down arrow beside the Ethernet button and choose host-only , NAT, or bridged. Make sure the Connected menu item is checked.

Changing Linux Special Network Configurations

In the top right corner of your VMware player, right-click on the Ethernet button and choose host-only, NAT, or bridged. Make sure the Connected menu item is checked.

If the problem persists, refer to the VMware Player documentation by pressing F1.
I do not remember the IP address of the VMware virtual machine.

In the VMware player, run the following command in the shell:
```
ifconfig
```
The IP is the internet address; for example, "192.168.14.101."

Refreshing the IP Address

If you change the Ethernet settings, you may need to restart the network card in the VM. First, you will need to know its number: run the command ifconfig in the VM shell. You should see a name similar to "ethX", where X is the arbitrary number of the interface. To restart "ethX", run the following commands:

ifdown ethX

ifup ethX
I get a proxy error in my browser that looks like the following:
```
Proxy Error

The proxy server received an invalid response from an upstream server.
The proxy server could not handle the request /POST /tactic/admin/ <http://192.168.14.113/tactic/admin/>/

Reason: *Error reading from remote server
```
This message tells you the TACTIC service has stopped. If you are running other processes on port 80 (for example, Skype), this can cause a problem with the TACTIC service. Stop the conflicting service. Then restart TACTIC in the VM by logging in as root and running the command:
```
service tactic start
```