help me to build vmware virtual network!

wesley · 7 Feb 2007 at 00:39

i'm having a major problem with my virtual network with vmware server. each virtual machines couldnt see each other, cant ping etc

what i want -

my laptop IP 192.168.1.69 (DHCP by router) via wireless adaptor

----------------------------(virtual networking)

VM1 -server 2003 (192.168.0.1)

VM2 - XP pro (192.168.0.2)

VM3 - XP pro (192.168.0.3)

etc etc

how?

marc2003 · 7 Feb 2007 at 01:03

do you want internet access on these vms? if so configure each vm with a "bridged" connection and use ip addresses in the same range as your router and host pc eg 192.168.1.x

also you need to fiddle with the vmware network settings. i've already posted about that here in a another thread.....

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8252568&postcount=5

wesley · 7 Feb 2007 at 10:35

thanks for the reply

just the 2003 server VM connect to internet but clients (XP VMs) behind 2003 server VM so i can config to sharing internet to clients.

thanks

marc2003 · 7 Feb 2007 at 11:24

what are you trying to do exactly? are you running active directory on the server? any other services/apps?

ruffneck · 7 Feb 2007 at 11:39

best thing to do is configure all vm's with host only on the network cards, add another network card into the server 2003 vm and set that to bridged or NAT whatever you want to use

wesley · 7 Feb 2007 at 11:42

something like this. i want the virtual networking to behave like a real network with a server and clients, all clients connect to server, server connect to internet. i dont want server and clients connect to my laptop as NAT. i want to config server to share internet, active directory etc. as if in real networking environment

thanks

ruffneck · 7 Feb 2007 at 11:45

as above

marc2003 · 7 Feb 2007 at 11:50

i'd go for the easy route. have them all as bridged connections.

the server would point to itself for dns and the default gateway would be the ip of the router.

the clients would point towards the server for dns and again use the ip of the router for the default gateway. completely pointless using the server for nat if you ask me.... :confused:

wesley · 7 Feb 2007 at 11:52

server 2003 VM
LAN 1 - Bridged
LAN 2 - NAT (192.168.0.1)

XP VM1 - NAT (192.168.0.2)

XP VM2 - NAT (192.168.0.3)

correct? what about virtual network editor? do i need to change anything there?

thanks

marc2003 · 7 Feb 2007 at 14:38

1) i still don't see why you want to use nat (unless tinkering with isa server or something like that)
2) if you must persevere, that setup is wrong. see ruffneck's post above.

wesley · 7 Feb 2007 at 15:06

FINALLY!! got it working now

Guest 1 (server 2003) , LAN 1 set as Bridged, LAN 2 set as spare VNET2

then ICS enabled on LAN 1

Guest 2 (XP) LAN 1 set as VNET2, static IP, 192.168.0.2, gateway - 192.168.0.1

so Guest VM access internet via server 2003, not via router as Bridged

thanks