Comments on: Virtual Machines and the search for freedom http://revjim.net/2008/04/30/virtual-machines-and-freedom/ because a Reverend can't be wrong. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Daniel http://revjim.net/2008/04/30/virtual-machines-and-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-143408 Daniel Sun, 04 May 2008 20:27:18 +0000 http://revjim.net/?p=11610#comment-143408 Thank you!! This worked perfectly.<br><br>It's nice to have yet a third option in trying to find a way to make this work as best as possible. Thank you!! This worked perfectly.

It's nice to have yet a third option in trying to find a way to make this work as best as possible.

]]> By: Jim Reverend http://revjim.net/2008/04/30/virtual-machines-and-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-134726 Jim Reverend Sun, 04 May 2008 15:27:18 +0000 http://revjim.net/?p=11610#comment-134726 Thank you!! This worked perfectly.<br><br>It's nice to have yet a third option in trying to find a way to make this work as best as possible. Thank you!! This worked perfectly.

It's nice to have yet a third option in trying to find a way to make this work as best as possible.

]]> By: Matt Fox http://revjim.net/2008/04/30/virtual-machines-and-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-134725 Matt Fox Fri, 02 May 2008 14:43:16 +0000 http://revjim.net/?p=11610#comment-134725 The post at <a href="http://cs.thefoleyhouse.co.uk/blogs/karl/archive/2007/07/18/vmware-server-v1-0-3-unable-to-bridge-to-wireless-network-on-vista.aspx">http://cs.thefoleyhouse.co.uk/blogs/karl/archiv...</a> explains how to make bridged networking work with a WLAN card in VMWare server 1.0.X, though the details are sparse. It worked for me. (Vista Business SP1 host, Ubuntu 7.04 server guest).<br><br>Basically, you need to:<br>1. Make a registry change that tells VMWare to allow Windows network bridging<br>2. Add a new virtual network adaptor (Virtual Network Editor->Host Virtual Adapters tab)<br>3. Remove the DHCP scope for the adapter added in (2) (Virtual Network Editor->DHCP tab)<br>4. Bridge the adapter added in (2) with your host wireless connection The post at http://cs.thefoleyhouse.co.uk/blogs/karl/archiv… explains how to make bridged networking work with a WLAN card in VMWare server 1.0.X, though the details are sparse. It worked for me. (Vista Business SP1 host, Ubuntu 7.04 server guest).

Basically, you need to:
1. Make a registry change that tells VMWare to allow Windows network bridging
2. Add a new virtual network adaptor (Virtual Network Editor->Host Virtual Adapters tab)
3. Remove the DHCP scope for the adapter added in (2) (Virtual Network Editor->DHCP tab)
4. Bridge the adapter added in (2) with your host wireless connection

]]> By: Jim Reverend http://revjim.net/2008/04/30/virtual-machines-and-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-134724 Jim Reverend Thu, 01 May 2008 01:06:03 +0000 http://revjim.net/?p=11610#comment-134724 Ha. No no. Vista is my host. XP is the guest. And, yeah, I installed the guest additions. Ha. No no. Vista is my host. XP is the guest. And, yeah, I installed the guest additions.

]]> By: Matt http://revjim.net/2008/04/30/virtual-machines-and-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-134723 Matt Thu, 01 May 2008 00:56:50 +0000 http://revjim.net/?p=11610#comment-134723 VirtualBox is pretty great compared to VMWare. Did you install the guest additions?<br><br>I've only used it with Linux (Ubuntu) on Vista so I have no idea how shit-tastic it'll be with Vista *in* VirtualBox, but it's worked well for me so far. VirtualBox is pretty great compared to VMWare. Did you install the guest additions?

I've only used it with Linux (Ubuntu) on Vista so I have no idea how shit-tastic it'll be with Vista *in* VirtualBox, but it's worked well for me so far.

]]> By: joiseyguy http://revjim.net/2008/04/30/virtual-machines-and-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-134722 joiseyguy Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:24:03 +0000 http://revjim.net/?p=11610#comment-134722 why don't you just poke burning toothpicks into your eyeballs..it would be less painful. why don't you just poke burning toothpicks into your eyeballs..it would be less painful.

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