patch from: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/231812

diff -Naur ./vmnet-only/netif.c.org ./vmnet-only/netif.c
--- ./vmnet-only/netif.c.org	2009-10-22 09:55:41.937580511 +0200
+++ ./vmnet-only/netif.c	2009-10-22 09:55:41.937580511 +0200
@@ -194,10 +194,25 @@
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 30)
+static const struct net_device_ops vnet_netdev_ops = {
+   .ndo_init = VNetNetifProbe,
+   .ndo_open = VNetNetifOpen,
+   .ndo_start_xmit = VNetNetifStartXmit,
+   .ndo_stop = VNetNetifClose,
+   .ndo_get_stats = VNetNetifGetStats,
+   .ndo_set_mac_address = VNetNetifSetMAC,
+   .ndo_set_multicast_list = VNetNetifSetMulticast,
+};
+#endif
+
 static void
 VNetNetIfSetup(struct net_device *dev)  // IN:
 {
    ether_setup(dev); // turns on IFF_BROADCAST, IFF_MULTICAST
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 30)
+   dev->netdev_ops = &vnet_netdev_ops;
+#else
    dev->init = VNetNetifProbe;
    dev->open = VNetNetifOpen;
    dev->hard_start_xmit = VNetNetifStartXmit;
@@ -205,6 +220,7 @@
    dev->get_stats = VNetNetifGetStats;
    dev->set_mac_address = VNetNetifSetMAC;
    dev->set_multicast_list = VNetNetifSetMulticast;
+#endif
 #ifdef KERNEL_2_3_43
    /*
     * We cannot stuck... If someone will report problems under