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vmware & dotnet development environment

Hi,

I want to use VMware to set up an ASP.NET development environment. My host
runs Windows XP and my Virtual Machine is running Win Server 2003. The
question is how can I get the 2 operating systems communicating with each
other?

I would like to have Visual Studio installed on the host but my
website/database running on my VM. I would like to share files between the
operating systems by mapping a drive from the host e.g. \\devserver\c$ . I
would like to access the website running on the VM on the host i.e.
http://devserver/whatever.aspx .Also my VM needs access to the internet
through the connection on the host.
I was using VMware server but I couldn't even share files between the os's
as it had no support for Shared Folders. Is VMware workstation a better
choice to achieve this or is it just dependent on how I configure win XP and
win 2003? Can anyone give me some pointers as to what sort of configuration
I need and where I can start?
Thanks in advance.
Oct 27 '08 #1
5 3070
Hello meown,

Why to share, just publish your site to virtualized box, and use virtualized
SQL from your host

---
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev [Microsoft MVP] :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour
:: http://twitter.com/laflour

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we
miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo
mHi,
m>
mI want to use VMware to set up an ASP.NET development environment. My
mhost runs Windows XP and my Virtual Machine is running Win Server
m2003. The question is how can I get the 2 operating systems
mcommunicating with each other?
m>
mI would like to have Visual Studio installed on the host but my
mwebsite/database running on my VM. I would like to share files
mbetween the operating systems by mapping a drive from the host e.g.
m\\devserver\c$ . I would like to access the website running on the VM
mon the host i.e. http://devserver/whatever.aspx .Also my VM needs
maccess to the internet through the connection on the host.
m>
mI was using VMware server but I couldn't even share files between the
mos's as it had no support for Shared Folders. Is VMware workstation a
mbetter choice to achieve this or is it just dependent on how I
mconfigure win XP and win 2003? Can anyone give me some pointers as to
mwhat sort of configuration I need and where I can start?
m>
mThanks in advance.
m>
Oct 27 '08 #2
Thanks Michael but it doesn't help me much. I guess I'm just trying to
workout how to:

- Share internet access from my host (Win XP) to my VM (win server 2003)
- Configure network access between the 2 machines

I've been trying for a day now without any luck :(
Why to share, just publish your site to virtualized box, and use
virtualized SQL from your host

---
WBR, Michael Nemtsev [Microsoft MVP] :: blog:
http://spaces.live.com/laflour :: http://twitter.com/laflour

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we
miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo

mHi,
mmI want to use VMware to set up an ASP.NET development environment.
My
mhost runs Windows XP and my Virtual Machine is running Win Server
m2003. The question is how can I get the 2 operating systems
mcommunicating with each other?
mmI would like to have Visual Studio installed on the host but my
mwebsite/database running on my VM. I would like to share files
mbetween the operating systems by mapping a drive from the host e.g.
m\\devserver\c$ . I would like to access the website running on the VM
mon the host i.e. http://devserver/whatever.aspx .Also my VM needs
maccess to the internet through the connection on the host.
mmI was using VMware server but I couldn't even share files between
the
mos's as it had no support for Shared Folders. Is VMware workstation a
mbetter choice to achieve this or is it just dependent on how I
mconfigure win XP and win 2003? Can anyone give me some pointers as to
mwhat sort of configuration I need and where I can start?
mmThanks in advance.
m>

Oct 27 '08 #3
"meown" <he*******@hotmail.comwrote in message
news:Tq******************************@netspace.net .au...
Thanks Michael but it doesn't help me much. I guess I'm just trying to
workout how to:

- Share internet access from my host (Win XP) to my VM (win server 2003)
- Configure network access between the 2 machines

I've been trying for a day now without any luck :(
This is a question you should refer to the VMWare folks.

Try here:

http://www.vmware.com/support/

or in the VMWare communities:

http://www.vmware.com/communities/content/

I refer our students to these links all the time (we have an academic
subscription to VMWare products) and they seem to get the answers they need.


Oct 27 '08 #4
On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:02:53 +1100, meown wrote:
I was using VMware server but I couldn't even share files between the os's
as it had no support for Shared Folders.
You are confusing two things. VMWare workstation has a feature that lets
you directly share folders via a special plug-in. This is a one-way
feature, you can only access the host from the VM, not the VM from the
host.

This has nothing to do with shared network folders, which function in all
versions of VMWare and are the same as if it were a stand-alone computer.

When you create a virtual machine, you choose what kind of networking you
want. Tell it you want a bridged network, this gives your server an IP
address on your hosts network so it can reach the internet and the host can
access it via it's IP Address (or if you have workgroup networking enabled
via SMB name)

If you're not familiar with how to configure windows networking, then
that's a topic that is well beyond a simple newsgroup post, and you should
do some reading up on that.
Oct 27 '08 #5
Hello meown,

Check the network settings of your vmWare. you need to specify the right
network adapter (physical or nat)
Im using vmWare last 3 years and I never had any issues with sharing and
providing internet access to vm box

---
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev [Microsoft MVP] :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour
:: http://twitter.com/laflour

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we
miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo
mThanks Michael but it doesn't help me much. I guess I'm just trying
mto workout how to:
m>
m- Share internet access from my host (Win XP) to my VM (win server
m2003) - Configure network access between the 2 machines
m>
mI've been trying for a day now without any luck :(
m>
>Why to share, just publish your site to virtualized box, and use
virtualized SQL from your host

---
WBR, Michael Nemtsev [Microsoft MVP] :: blog:
http://spaces.live.com/laflour :: http://twitter.com/laflour
"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high
and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c)
Michelangelo

mHi,
mmI want to use VMware to set up an ASP.NET development
environment.
My
mhost runs Windows XP and my Virtual Machine is running Win Server
m2003. The question is how can I get the 2 operating systems
mcommunicating with each other?
mmI would like to have Visual Studio installed on the host but my
mwebsite/database running on my VM. I would like to share files
mbetween the operating systems by mapping a drive from the host
e.g.
m\\devserver\c$ . I would like to access the website running on the
VM
mon the host i.e. http://devserver/whatever.aspx .Also my VM needs
maccess to the internet through the connection on the host.
mmI was using VMware server but I couldn't even share files
between
the
mos's as it had no support for Shared Folders. Is VMware
workstation a
mbetter choice to achieve this or is it just dependent on how I
mconfigure win XP and win 2003? Can anyone give me some pointers as
to
mwhat sort of configuration I need and where I can start?
mmThanks in advance.
m>

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