linux,vmware and xp

nirVaan · 06-06-2007, 12:45 AM

hello all

can any one explain to me how to access the internet from linux (red hat 9)which is installed in vmware version 6 the host OS is Xp(sp2) .if you can give the nessesary step required to perform in Xp ,VMware and linux it would be great

thanks in advance

Brocolli · 06-06-2007, 07:26 PM

When you created the virtual machine, what eth0 did you use? Is it bridged or nat? How is the host pc connected to the internet? Networking is usually automatically configured when you install redhat..

On the other hand, you may want to install Fedora instead of redhat.. this is just a suggestion...

nirVaan · 06-06-2007, 07:40 PM

eth0 is NAT and i connect to the internet using dial up ADSL is do have FC 6 with me but i tried installing it natively couple of times but it hangs after you select the key board lay out

Brocolli · 06-06-2007, 08:00 PM

try using bridged networking (configure vmware to start with bridged networking)...

I have nothing against RedHat9 but you may want to try other 'newer' linux distros. I will recommend simplymepis. I have also tried this to run on vmware. If you will use redhat 9, you will have a lot of configurations to setup and a lot of softwares upgrading need to be done.. (just my opinion)

Road_map · 06-07-2007, 03:08 PM

Use vmnet8 and NAT. Use dhcp for obtain IP address. In /etc/resolv.conf add (example):

Code:

nameserver 192.168.220.2