vmware question
 

hello i am usman
i am using Vmware workstation 4, i have installed it on windows 2000 advanced server. i am working on local area network. I want to create a new virtual machine of Windows 98 operating system on my local area network having IP 192.168.0.113 while IP address of my server in which i hav installed Vmware has IP 192.168.0.1 can you tell me how i would create guest windows 98 virtual machine on network. and use it like network operating system as i am using windows 98 machine on network.

Thanks

vmware installs vlans to connect through, it should have a connection through the host machine

root@slacker:~# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
inet addr:192.168.0.3 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:86451 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:121171 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:12 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:38627922 (36.8 Mb) TX bytes:14608703 (13.9 Mb)
Interrupt:11 Base address:0xe800

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:10689 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:10689 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:596850 (582.8 Kb) TX bytes:596850 (582.8 Kb)

vmnet1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr xxxxxxxxxxxx:01
inet addr:192.168.174.1 Bcast:192.168.174.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:271 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

vmnet8 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr xxxxxxxxxxxx:08
inet addr:172.16.183.1 Bcast:172.16.183.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

Vmware query again
 

Hello
You told me vmware uses vlan for connection through any system on network but you did not tell me where is the vlan located and how i can use it with vmware to achieve my destiny

plz guide me about it


Thanks

usman

If they are created they will be visable on the host system in network properties, also on the client system they will be seen as network connections