Try a different method in order to retrieve IP from VMware

Ref https://github.com/GNS3/gns3-gui/issues/1589

gns3server/controller/gns3vm/vmware_gns3_vm.py

@@ -128,8 +128,21 @@ class VMwareGNS3VM(BaseGNS3VM):
                 args.extend(["nogui"])
             yield from self._execute("start", args)
             log.info("GNS3 VM has been started")
+
         # get the guest IP address (first adapter only)
+        trial = 120
+        guest_ip_address = ""
+        while True:
+            guest_ip_address = yield from self._execute("readVariable", [self._vmx_path, "guestVar", "gns3.eth0"], timeout=120)
+            guest_ip_address = guest_ip_address.strip()
+            if len(guest_ip_address) != 0:
+                break
+            trial -= 1
+            # If ip not found fallback on old method
+            if trial == 0:
                 guest_ip_address = yield from self._execute("getGuestIPAddress", [self._vmx_path, "-wait"], timeout=120)
+                break
+            yield from asyncio.sleep(1)
         self.ip_address = guest_ip_address
         log.info("GNS3 VM IP address set to {}".format(guest_ip_address))
         self.running = True

gns3server/run.py

@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ import datetime
 import sys
 import locale
 import argparse
+import shutil
 import psutil
 import asyncio
+import subprocess
 
 
 from gns3server.web.web_server import WebServer
@@ -199,6 +201,29 @@ def kill_ghosts():
             pass
 
 
+def set_vmware_gns3vm_ip():
+    """
+    For the GNS3 VM on VMware we need to get the ip of eth0.
+    vmrun getGuestIPAddress is not reliable because it's return a
+    random ip from one of the available interfaces.
+
+    We need to set a VMware variable with the value and this
+    will allow the VM host machine to retrieve it
+    """
+    vmtoolsd = shutil.which("vmtoolsd")
+    if not vmtoolsd:
+        return
+    ip = None
+    try:
+        for a in psutil.net_if_addrs()["eth0"]:
+            if ":" not in a.address:
+                ip = a.address
+    except (KeyError, IndexError):
+        return
+    if ip:
+        subprocess.call(["vmtoolsd", "--cmd", "info-set guestinfo.gns3.eth0 {}".format(ip)])
+
+
 def run():
     args = parse_arguments(sys.argv[1:])
 
@@ -222,6 +247,8 @@ def run():
     for config_file in Config.instance().get_config_files():
         user_log.info("Config file {} loaded".format(config_file))
 
+    set_vmware_gns3vm_ip()
+
     set_config(args)
     server_config = Config.instance().get_section_config("Server")