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Old 02-25-2009, 10:45 AM   #1
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Red face networking ubuntu 8 10 running in vmware workstation 6

I am new to linux, and testing it on my laptop.
I have installed ubuntu 8 10 in vmware workstation.
Unfortunately i am unable to access the windows network, to access services such as printers.
Need help.
 
Old 03-04-2009, 05:51 PM   #2
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I had a horrible time installing VMware 6 on the latest release of any distro. Is it possible to upgrade to Workstation 6.5? Your 6 key should work with 6.5 (downloadable from VMware.com). I found 6.5 to work flawlessly on Ubuntu, and openSuse.
 
  


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