How do I use VMware Host Only with Linux ?

OralDeckard · 08-29-2008, 08:23 PM

I have had Host Only working just fine in my Windows virtual machines for a long time. But I cannot get it to work with Linux VMs.

I deactivated my Bridged and NAT adaptors to prevent confusion, so that any connection is due to the Host Only adaptor, and I do have it activated. But I cannot get a connection.

Any hints will be very much appreciated.

chort · 08-29-2008, 09:43 PM

Can't get a connection to what?

OralDeckard · 08-29-2008, 09:59 PM

My Shared Folders on the host.

chort · 08-29-2008, 11:08 PM

Have you configured them as shared folders via VMware? If not, you probably need to use NAT or Bridged networking since the address space for the host-only network is only shared by VMs, not the host.

OralDeckard · 08-30-2008, 12:17 PM

Yes I have configured shared folders with VMware. My Windows VM reach them just fine. I don't want to use NAT or Bridged because they will show up all over the lan, and not be private anymore. I want Host Only because I want the guest and host, all one computer, to communicate with each other and not the LAN.

chort · 08-30-2008, 01:27 PM

Well then it's a Samba problem of some sort. I stay far away from Samba, but there are plenty of people around here who have slogged through various Samba issues.

OralDeckard · 08-30-2008, 07:26 PM

You stay away from Samba? How then would you set up a Linux file server for a company of Windows workstations running autocad ?