Hye everyone.
This is my first post here.
Thanks to vmware that i can share all my problem to you guys.

Actually, i am not used to vmware and i want to discuss a few things.

1. I am networking student, and I want to learn those things like configuring a server, configuring DHCP,
etc. I want to make a 'virtual' server, means that windows host( or linux) act as a user or client and the
linux guest( or windows) act as a server. So its look real in real life. Can it be possibly done
by using vmware by using one laptop?


2. If possible, i already installed vmware server in my linux and also my windows. The problem here, i
really2 dont know where to starts,like what types of networking should i use, and I want to ping but also dont know where to ping, because there are many IP in every VMNET adapter for an example.
Actually, I totally dont know where to starts after all and also dont know what should i configure. I think the suitable question is, where i must start after installing vmware server?


3. If the connection has been made between each other, how do i know that it is
connected to the guest or host?


I already read the manual but can't understand it very well.
another things is, i prefer if my host is linux. I'll appreciate if you can help me about this..


p/s: My English not very well, but i try my best to express my problem..

Thanks.

regard
- a humble guys..

Hi,
by default, vmware give you
2 network adapter
-HOST VMNET1 (a separate network, inside vmware only)
-NAT VMNET8 (a separate network, but vmware will route the network into your LAN)

1 bridge(mean the virtual host consider inside your Local Area Network)
-VMNET0

so, the simple way for you to test the guest OS(The virtual OS you just install into vmware) is:-
1. set the host to use your LAN subnet IP (make sure don't conflic to any exiting IP)
2. set the guest OS use bridge VMNET0.

Then you should able to network with the guest OS, from your computer or other computer.

Good luck,
Ks

thanks for your reply,
but can you explain a little more here? I'm not sure how to set..

u need to go into the guest OS to configure it.
example if you use REDHAT as guest OS, and you local area network IP address range between 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.254, then you can set the ipaddress of redhat to 192.168.1.100 (as long as this IP never use before)

Sorry for late reply

first of all, have a look at my result after command /sbin/ifconfig

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/2...vmware2fo7.png


This is when i start the vmware after i powered in bridge networking

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6...tvmwarepa7.png

what actually happen? I'm pretty sure that last time I installed this vmware server there is
eth0 and vmnet0. How can I get back that information?

Actually, really thanks for your previous reply, i can ping each other, but not in bridge. There is a problem in bridge like a state before.

gamekiller,
Finally, good luck.
Ks