VMware

[jamoor]

So what's the deal with this?

As far as I have read, my understanding is that it makes a computer that doesn't exist?

Basically I have 3 pcs

Home desktop
Home Laptop
Work Desktop,

it would be great to do all my stuff on one pc, even if it was a "PC" rather than having to constantly shove stuff on a pen drive, forget pen drive etc, is it possible for me to make a fake desktop on the server at work and do all my stuff on that, or will it be uber slow?

 

[m_cozzy]

You create virtual pc's within vmware so yes, a virtual pc runs within your host pc running vmware.

I am not entirely sure what you are asking, yes you could run a vmware pc at work, assuming you were allowed to do that, but are you then saying you want to take this virtual pc home every day & load it up on vmware machine at home

 

[jamoor]

You create virtual pc's within vmware so yes, a virtual pc runs within your host pc running vmware.

I am not entirely sure what you are asking, yes you could run a vmware pc at work, assuming you were allowed to do that, but are you then saying you want to take this virtual pc home every day & load it up on vmware machine at home

I can connect via VPN to the work network, will it be better to use remote desktop though (as that's a little slow!)

 

[m_cozzy]

I do that all the time from work. Ok I use citrix to connect to a virtual citrix server @ home & its perfectly usable.
Your limitation is more likely to be the bandwidth over the wan than the vmware machines performance.
In fact most of my machines @ home are virtual. I can play a full screen video over rdp on the lan just fine.
It totally depends on what apps you want to run over rdp. As long as the host vmware machine is a good spec then the virtual pc will also perform well.

EDIT Still dont totally understand what you are trying to do, if you are rdp'ing to a virtual machine why not rdp to your physical work machine.