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Can I use VMware to set up a LAN of virtual machines on my laptop?

On April 16, 2011, In Virtual Computing, By admin

Question by annaw: Can I use VMware to set up a LAN of virtual machines on my laptop?
I want to try out some penetration testing tactics. Unfortunately, I’m limited as to the number of computers I can use. Can I set up a LAN of virtual machines on my laptop? How would I do that?

Google has been unhelpful. :(

Thanks everyone!

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Answer by Mikey
As far as I know, you get the option of configuring your virtual machines with a virtual LAN adapter that you could use to communicate between virtual machines. You can also do this with Microsoft Virtual PC, or Microsoft Virtual Server.

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Is there is better “Virtual Machine” Program for Windows that is better than VMWARE?

On April 15, 2011, In Virtual Computing, By admin

Question by Zack: Is there is better “Virtual Machine” Program for Windows that is better than VMWARE?
Hello, I am wondering if there is a better virtual machine that is better for putting MAC on a PC that is better than VmWare. So is there one?

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Answer by William V
HyperV? Windows 7 has a built-in virtual machine addin (free) to host older XP operating systems. I use HyperV extensively in my courses and webinars.

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How exactly do I run VMware Fusion?

On April 15, 2011, In Virtual Computing, By admin

Question by erickestrada4848: How exactly do I run VMware Fusion?
So I just got this neat app that let’s you run Windows on Mac.

I am interested in installing Windows XP. But when I make a virtual machine, it says I need an operation system disk? What exactly is this?

Also, there is disk image file and existing virtual disk options. Is there a way to do this without a disk?

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Answer by jf
You install VMWare Fusion. You then use Fusion to install Microsoft Windows onto the laptop. Then in the future you can run Windows. So you need a legit copy of Fusion and a legit copy of Windows.

You can’t do the install using a disk image or anything of the sorts. Fusion requires an actual disk.

You should hit up their web site or their help files for a good walk through of the installation process. That would be a lot better and more helpful than trying to go off a short handed explanation on the forum here.

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What do you think of the recent IPO filing of VMware?

On April 15, 2011, In Virtual Computing, By admin
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Question by Hello11: What do you think of the recent IPO filing of VMware?
Im looking at buying into this company. Any way I can buy the IPO? Anyhow, they are growing like the top growth stocks of its industry. Thoughts?

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Answer by imisidro
I’m looking forward to it and have been checking with my broker as to how to buy into its IPO. Fortune Magazine is even calling it as

“The next big Silicon Valley IPO”

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/11/100060833/index.htm

As to how to participate in the IPO, check with your brokerage account on the eligibility requirements. I use Fidelity Investments and you can buy into IPOs if you :

= are a brokerage customer with a minimum of $ 500,000.
= Auction OpenIPOs and Secondary offerings made available through Fidelity are reserved for brokerage customers with a minimum of $ 100,000 in certain assets held at Fidelity.
= customers who have placed 36 or more stock, fixed income, or option trades in a rolling 12-month period are eligible for either traditional or auction based offerings.

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Can I run a VMWare virtual machine at home?

On April 14, 2011, In Virtual Computing, By admin
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Question by ccorde01: Can I run a VMWare virtual machine at home?
I have VMWare in my office and want to run a virtual machine that I can connect to via my cable modem at home. Is the network bandwidth over cable modem good enough to do this?

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Answer by Roland J
It depends on what you are doing. If you are playing a game or something that repaints the screen often no. But things like general office applications should be fine.

Also see if you can use the remote desktop program or VNC as other options.

RJ

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Q&A: I want to install a fake audio driver on a vmware virtual machine, where can I find one?

On April 14, 2011, In Virtual Computing, By admin

Question by xrobsteelex: I want to install a fake audio driver on a vmware virtual machine, where can I find one?
I’m looking to simulate playing mp3′s on windows media player within a virutal machine. Since the vitual machines have no audio driver and windows media player wont play music without an audio driver…. how do I do this ?>

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Answer by mr. c
you don’t need a fake driver in vmware;
vmware has build in drivers for almost all hardware that you might reasonably need in a virtual machine (3D graphics being a painful exception). as you seem to have already noticed, the native driver for the sound card doesn’t work because the hardware IS VIRTUALIZED (yes, that’s what a virtual machine is all about >:)
what you have to do is tell WMWare (player, workstation, server ?) which (audio) device from your computer it should use in the virtual machine; after restarting the vm, windows hardware clown will discover it and assign it the vmware virtual audio driver.

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Red Hat cache move sparks standards spat

On April 14, 2011, In Virtual Computing, By admin

Red Hat cache move sparks standards spat
By introducing a Java specification for its own Infinispan data grid technology, open-source software provider Red Hat has generated a lively debate within the ranks of the JCP (Java Community Process) over the best way to add distributed caching to enterprise Java.
Read more on ARNnet

VMware’s Cloud Foundry opens PaaS
VMware unveiled an open platform-as-a-service offering on Tuesday that supports multiple programming frameworks including Spring for Java, Ruby on Rails and Sinatra for Ruby.
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Can I use Vmware to run mac on my windows vista?

On April 14, 2011, In Virtual Computing, By admin

Question by Thoughtless~but~smart: Can I use Vmware to run mac on my windows vista?
Now don’t say this isn’t possible because I know people that have did this. Do you know if this is possible, so I can buy vmware? Also, if it’s not, then can you tell me any other emulators I can use to do this? Please give me the link too if you can, thanks!!

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Answer by f z
It may work theriticly

but
apple doesnt allow it

you have to run mac os on mac hardware

i have heard of this, but you may be breaking copyright laws
try a hackintosh disk

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How to connect two VMware workstations together?

On April 13, 2011, In Virtual Computing, By admin

Question by supercheapcamera: How to connect two VMware workstations together?
PC1 has 4 GB ram running windows 2003, PC2 has 8Gb ram running Windows 2003. both have lan card installed with 1 slot free. A site/url would be helpful.

Also see my other question.

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Answer by Arie
Just like you would connect to physical computers together. Make sure that both virtual machines receive their own IP address on your network and that they do not use a kind of private network between them and the host. Look into the settings of the virtual machine, you will see it there where you configure the network adapter for the virtual machine. Each virtual machine needs to receive its own IP address and not use the hosts IP address or some kind of loopback network adapter.

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Lawmakers question whether search engines aid piracy

On April 13, 2011, In Virtual Computing, By admin

Lawmakers question whether search engines aid piracy
IDG News Service – Search engines should stop showing results for websites that infringe copyright and sell counterfeit products, or be held accountable, some U.S. lawmakers and witnesses said Wednesday during a hearing on digital piracy.
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VMware to Ship Virtualization Clients for Android, Mac OS X
VMware will ship a desktop virtualization client for Android Honeycomb-based tablets at the end of the second quarter or beginning of the third quarter, according to Vittorio Viarengo, vice president of End User Computing at VMware.
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