Solved Debian in VMWare

[TECH198]

Went though : https://www.3cx.com/docs/manual/installing-debian-linux-pbx/
But the last screen shot doesn't appear.

I'm running in VMWare Fuision, and although VM has "Host only" it IS pointing through Sophos XG.
I believe network settings are correct, as if they were not I wouldn't have been able to install, since Debian would download config.

After install, Debian reboots, but it asks for login and password, then goes to command line..

To troubleshoot, I re-did install, this time, setting as "Bridged" to get IP from router, so Sophos was out of the picture.. But ended same issue. When I entered IP in browser, nothing, it times out

The only different with "Bridged" was it was al auto-configuration vs static.

Thus proving everything is correctly set.

Sophos and Debian ping each other, but I the fact it goes directly to command line (after login) may also mean PBXconfig is not even starting.. Isn't it supposed tho ask me how I wish to configure??

I tried 3CX on windows, also going through Sophos "Host only network" and no problem there.. It's just Debian install

What am I missing? If drivers were the issue, then I wouldn't be able to ping either..

 

[VasilisV_3CX]

Hi @TECH198,

Can you re-download the ISO and install it on a new VM? Yesterday Update 3 Final was released and the ISO was replaced. Let me know if this issue persists on the new VM.

 

[TECH198]

Downloaded new ISO, and installed in VM.. Works fine, but only in "Bridged"

Still goes to command line in Host Only, (though Sophos.)..

Would i need to have Sophos acting as DNS ?? as currently Sophos only points to router 192.168.1.1 for DNS access.

Ya, i could just stay with "Bridged" with Debian for now.

 

[Evolute IT]

Do you have secure boot enabled for the VM? The 3CX installer runs during boot and some UEFI blocks it.

Went through that a few times on Hyper-V.

 

[TECH198]

no Secure boot.. Legacy

I only have one vNic on 3CX "Host only" pointing to Sophos as Gateway & DNS.. but Sophos itself it not acting as DNS, as it points to router 192.168.1.1

 

[Evolute IT]

no Secure boot.. Legacy

I only have one vNic on 3CX "Host only" pointing to Sophos as Gateway & DNS.. but Sophos itself it not acting as DNS, as it points to router 192.168.1.1

You have a router AND the Sophos router/firewall? That's not good.

Also, "Host Only" on VMware means only your local PC can talk to the VM over network. You need bridge for it to get a local IP.

 

[TECH198]

Are you saying the only way to get Debian 3CX to work is Bridged only ??

My setup is as follows:

Sophos XG VM (host only network) DNS and DHCP disabled because it's already detected on LAN.)
LAN >> router >>> ISP.

any Windows VM I put 3CX on i put as Host only (172,x.x. range), and everything works back and fourth communicating with outside word fine..

But with Debian 3CX, only Bridged now works. That's ok for now, but i wouldn't mind also going though HOst Only for that,....

 

[VasilisV_3CX]

Hi @TECH198,

Are you saying the only way to get Debian 3CX to work is Bridged only ??

I wouldn't say that 3CX "requires" a bridged connection to work, only that it would be best to avoid a double NAT situation. You can maybe run the router in bridged mode and let the Sophos firewall control all NAT / port forwarding required.

 

[TECH198]

Fixed..

All I had to do in Sophos was allow exceptions : 3cx.com, activation.3cx.com and http://downloads-global.3cx.com/downloads/3cxpbx/public.key
After I added and installed Debian 3CX I Host only, I got PBX web.

This stuff is easy. After others on Hyper-V.

 

[VasilisV_3CX]

Great to hear @TECH198. Feel free to open a new thread if you need anything else!