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I have installed VMPlayer on my Window 7 and intall Centos on the VMPlayer.
Any idea how to make the Window 7 communicate with Centos in VMPlayer ? Will I need to setup gateway on the virtual Centos, especailly when my Window 7 doesn't connect to Internet ?
Tks
Any idea how to make the Window 7 communicate with Centos in VMPlayer ? Will I need to setup gateway on the virtual Centos, especailly when my Window 7 doesn't connect to Internet ?
Tks
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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)
Bridged Networking in the VM - may help you.
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Try and also use Bridge but doesn't work.
On my Window 7 (host) , there are 3 adapaters
Wireless : 192.168.43.2
VMnet1: 192.168.133.1
VMnet 8: 192.168.118.1
On my Centos (guest), only a lo interface is shown.
inet6 addr:127.0.0.1
Do I need to configure anything on the Centos :
Tks
On my Window 7 (host) , there are 3 adapaters
Wireless : 192.168.43.2
VMnet1: 192.168.133.1
VMnet 8: 192.168.118.1
On my Centos (guest), only a lo interface is shown.
inet6 addr:127.0.0.1
Do I need to configure anything on the Centos :
Tks
It seems that in your centos vm is no network adapter. Do you have a network card added to your vm configuration?
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Fixed the problem by setting up the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scr
Any idea why there are VM adapter ? It seems that those are never used ... Tks
VMnet1: 192.168.133.1
VMnet 8: 192.168.118.1
Any idea why there are VM adapter ? It seems that those are never used ... Tks
VMnet1: 192.168.133.1
VMnet 8: 192.168.118.1
VMnet1 ==> Host-only
VMnet8 ==> NAT
I think you have your network type as NAT in your Centos vm. Change it to Bridged to get your machine directly connected to your physical network.
VMnet8 ==> NAT
I think you have your network type as NAT in your Centos vm. Change it to Bridged to get your machine directly connected to your physical network.
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Does it mean VMplayer will pick the adapter automatically, base on the selection VMnet1 & VMnet8 ?
Tks
Tks
The VMWare adapters that Windows "sees" are the adapters VMWare can assign to virtual machines -- which is assigned depends on the internal settings of the virtual machine. Your issue with no network adapter was likely because you didn't have a network adapters assigned and enabled for your Centos machine -- but it seems you've now resolved that.
No, you have the choice which network connection type you want:
I've just spotted you mention a wireless card?
is this a laptop with a wireless card, there is a known issue with wireless cards a desktop hypervisor compatibility, they do not behave as expected, and Bridge and NAT may not function correctly if using a Wireless card.
is this a laptop with a wireless card, there is a known issue with wireless cards a desktop hypervisor compatibility, they do not behave as expected, and Bridge and NAT may not function correctly if using a Wireless card.
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So, eiterh VMnet1 & VMnet8 will be used respectively depending on my network setting. I will need to care what IP address is assigned to it and my VM guests will use either one for communication. Correct ?
VMnet1 - used by Host Mode
VMnet8 - used by NAT Mode
these are virtual networks, created by the VMware Player install.
VMnet8 - used by NAT Mode
these are virtual networks, created by the VMware Player install.
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Tks.