VMWare

[Dotan Cohen]

On 07/07/06, Dave Carrigan <dave at rudedog.org> wrote:
> When you run vmware-config.pl as part of the setup, it asks you to configure
> networking. If you follow the default answers you will configure vmnet0 as
> bridged networking. In the virtual machine settings (VM->Settings), you
> should have an ethernet1 device that is bridged. Windows will see a PCNet
> ethernet card which you can configure like any other network interface on
> your network (DHCP, static IP, or whatever you prefer).

Thanks, Dave. I did not run wmware-config.pl, rather I'm trying to
learnt to work with the config file. And somehow, I did it- I got
internet, usb, and the cfrom working in under day. With no prior
experience on this thing and I'm a complete linux noob. Hats off to
VMWare for this- it really is easy to use and set up. It also works
very well.

> First make sure that you've got a USB controller added to your VM
> configuration (VM->Settings). Also make sure that when you plug a USB device
> into the host that udev or hotplug doesn't automatically load the driver for
> the device, or VMWare won't be able to claim it. If you have to, you can
> rmmod the driver. Finally, go to VM->Removable Devices->USB Devices, and make
> sure the device you want to use in Windows is checked.

check

> In VM->Settings, make sure you have a CDRom device configured. I use a
> physical drive with the Legacy emulation checkmark. Windows will see it as a
> normal cdrom. Also make sure it's connected under VM->Removable Devices.

Thanks. Like said, I made the changes in the config file. But I will
keep this in mind for next time!

Dotan Cohen
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