How do I configure a VM so that can communicate with it from another physical computer.
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I am running VMware workstation version on a computer running Vista 64but ultimate (I must fun 64but for other software issues). The computer has over 14Gb ram. Apart from the NIC used to communicate with my physical network and the internet via a router I have 2 other NIC's available in this computer (Local Area Connection 2 & 3). I'm running linux in a VM and I need to commnicate with the VM from another physical computer on my network. I can ping the VM from the host computer, just not from any other computer or is this not possible with VM Workstation?
I am running VMware workstation version on a computer running Vista 64but ultimate (I must fun 64but for other software issues). The computer has over 14Gb ram. Apart from the NIC used to communicate with my physical network and the internet via a router I have 2 other NIC's available in this computer (Local Area Connection 2 & 3). I'm running linux in a VM and I need to commnicate with the VM from another physical computer on my network. I can ping the VM from the host computer, just not from any other computer or is this not possible with VM Workstation?
yobri
Very possible with VMware Workstation. Is the NIC setup as Bridged or NAT? Connections I have to a VM using Workstation with bridged connections work without any issue for me. Also, try running the pings to the VM using the DHCP allocated IP address (in case you weren't already).
I personally define Bridge connection on network settings ( VM Workstation ), and everything works fine.
ASKER
My VM is configured with a static IP address of 192.168.203.4 in teh operating system. The DBA who installed Oracle in this VM told me that Oracle can only be installed in a computer with a static IP address. VMnet8 is confgured with this address and the VM is using NAT.
switch to bridge network, and your problem is solved
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Apologies for the very long time taken to respond. I thought I had responded to this, my session must have crashed when I was updating this.