2008/1/20 vamythguy <vamythguy@xxxxxxxxx>: > > > On Jan 20, 2008 9:24 PM, Kam Leo <kam.leo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 20, 2008 5:42 PM, Kevin J. Cummings <cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > Ben Kevan wrote: > > > > On Sunday 20 January 2008 12:38:53 pm vamythguy wrote: > > > >> I want to switch my laptop over to linux, but still plan to run an XP > > > >> virtual host. My laptop has a broadcom wireless card which seems to > be > > > >> troublesome. It seems that the reverse config (windows host, linux > guest) > > > >> would allow the linux virtual to hit the net via nat through the > windows > > > >> master. Is the reverse possible, for the windows guest to provide > net > > > >> services to the linux master? > > > > > > > > Try NAT networking. VMWare has a problem with the new kernels and > wireless. > > > > > > I can't (yet) speak for the latest kernels. I have an XP VM running on > > > my FC6 laptop. It can access the "net" pretty well, and active > > > connections can be made to come back to it via a current outgoing > > > connection, but I've had trouble accessing it directly except from the > > > hosting laptop on its VM wetwork, even though routing is supposedly set > > > up correctly (ip_forward and subnet routes) on the other networked > > > machines. I'm not sure if the VMWare network is NATing on my laptop or > not. > > > > > > -- > > > Kevin J. Cummings > > > > Many VMware users run Fedora and other linux distributions as a guest > > on Windows. Browse topics on VMware's user forums and get a feel for > > the problems being encountered. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > I actually wanted to go the other way and guest a windows install on a linux > host but, somehow, use that windows guest to get me around linux wireless > issues. It is not going to happen using VMware. The guest OS sees a virtual hardware interface. Try another VM product.
