[ltp] Re: Linux Mandrake 9.1

[Tod Harter]

What version of VMWare and what 'networking' options did you choose?

VMWare as of 4.x (which is still alpha software) has 3 modes of networking, 
host-only, NAT, and Bridged. Older versions lacked the 'NAT' mode (though you 
could get the same effect by using host-only, honestly there seems to be no 
difference between the 2).

In bridged mode the virtual ethernet card shows up on the REAL LAN with its 
own IP number (I presume VMWare's kernel module must do some MAC address/ARP 
wizardry to accomplish that).

In host-only mode your virtual ethernet goes on a 192.x.x.x or 172.x.x.x 
network which is internal to the host. Their docs say that this network can 
'only talk to the host machine' but in reality its just a network to the 
host, and it can be routed or NATed like any other network. Thus with 
iptables rules you can allow your guest OS to get at outside resources via 
the host acting as a router. Just go read the HOWTO on NAT with iptables, 
nothing unusual is required and most firewall config scripts can set it up 
for you.

With VMWare 4 they have the 'NAT mode', which as far as I could tell was 
EXACTLY the same as the host-only mode. I still had to put in the NAT rules 
myself, so I have no clue what selecting that mode gained me (perhaps now 
host-only mode REALLY is cut off from the outside world? I haven't tested 
that theory...).

Anyway, the easiest to set up is bridged mode and I think for most people that 
would be fine. All you should have to do is select that mode when you set up 
your virtual machines and give them an IP number in the usual way for your 
network.

On Friday 28 March 2003 01:40 pm, Olu wrote:
> I have installed it on my IBM ThinkPad T30 using vmware but I cant
> connect to the internet yet n I don't know why. Any ideas on what might
> be happening?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org
> [mailto:linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org] On Behalf Of Alex
> Morris
> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 12:09 PM
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: [ltp] Re: Linux Mandrake 9.1
>
>  >Anyone tried this distribution yet?
>  >
>  >Olu
>
> Fat chance. I'm going to wait a couple of weeks until the servers are no
>
> longer groaning under the load before downloading it. :-)

-- 
Tod Harter
Giant Electronic Brain