I have resolved the issue. I partly think its down to DNS. However I did just re-install it and it seems to be working fine now.
I have however come across a snag..
We use vmware at work in a cluster with vcenter already installed and I didnt get a chance to play with it. So I have setup a test lab on a spare server. In doing this I registered it with the free 5.0 License. Vcenter wont add it because of a licensing issue.
Is there anyway to run the Vsphere ESXI & Vcenter appliance in a free mode for testing? I dont fancy running both the ESXI & vcenter in the 60day evaluation mode...
Rob