Re: VMWare as a networking alternative

[Ben Kevan <ben kevan gmail com>]

On Sunday 20 January 2008 12:38:53 pm vamythguy wrote:
> I want to switch my laptop over to linux, but still plan to run an XP
> virtual host.  My laptop has a broadcom wireless card which seems to be
> troublesome.  It seems that the reverse config (windows host, linux guest)
> would allow the linux virtual to hit the net via nat through the windows
> master.  Is the reverse possible, for the windows guest to provide net
> services to the linux master?

Try NAT networking. VMWare has a problem with the new kernels and wireless.