LAMP with ·dotmanila » Virtualization http://dotmanila.com/blog Linux Security, Apache Tuning, MySQL Optimization and PHP Programming Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:54:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 VMWare: Windows 2003 Host, CentOS 5 Guest – Bridged Networking http://dotmanila.com/blog/2009/10/vmware-windows-2003-host-centos-5-guest-bridged-networking/ http://dotmanila.com/blog/2009/10/vmware-windows-2003-host-centos-5-guest-bridged-networking/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:17:28 +0000 admin http://dotmanila.com/blog/?p=96 We would usually just setup a NAT based VM appliance for any new requirement. Most of the time, access is limited to ones desktops. When the need arise for a shared Linux VM on our local Windows 2003 server, the inexperienced may find it trouble setting up the CentOS guest as a reachable application server just like its host OS.

To achieve this, make sure the following items a re true:

  • HOST » VMWare » Edit » Virtual Network Editor
  1. Automatic Bridging - "Automatically choose an available physical network adapter to bridge to VMNet0" is UNCHECKED
  2. Host Virtual Network Mapping - VMNet0 is mapped to you chosen physical adapter, NOT automatically.
  3. You can disable NAT, DHCP and Host Virtual Network Adapters
  • HOST » Control Panel » Network Connections
  1. Right click your chosen physical adapter, then Properties. Make sure "VMWare Bridge Protocol" is CHECKED.
  • GUEST - Assign an unused static IP, the same network/netmask and gateway that is used on your host's physical adapter.

Other items worth checking when inbound and outbound connections from the guest OS:

  • Host firewall
  • Guest DNS server settings, resolv.conf.

This checklist should get you up and running with a virtualized development platform with the same network visibility as a physical machine in your office.

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