Specifications

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Installing an Operating System onto a Physical Partition
from a Virtual Machine __________________________________________220
Configuring a Windows Host ___________________________________221
Configuring a Linux Host ______________________________________223
Disk Performance in Windows NT Guests on Multiprocessor Hosts ________225
Improving Performance _______________________________________225
Networking _________________________________________________ 227
Components of the Virtual Network ________________________________229
Common Networking Configurations ______________________________231
Bridged Networking _________________________________________231
Network Address Translation (NAT) ______________________________232
Host-Only Networking ________________________________________234
Custom Networking Configurations ________________________________235
Changing the Networking Configuration ____________________________238
Adding and Modifying Virtual Network Adapters ___________________238
Configuring Bridged Networking Options on a Windows Host _________242
Enabling, Disabling, Adding and Removing Host Virtual Adapters ______247
Advanced Networking Topics _____________________________________250
Selecting IP Addresses on a Host-Only Network
or NAT Configuration _________________________________________250
Avoiding IP Packet Leakage in a Host-Only Network _________________253
Maintaining and Changing the MAC Address
of a Virtual Machine __________________________________________255
Controlling Routing Information for a Host-Only Network
on a Linux Host _____________________________________________256
Other Potential Issues with Host-Only Networking
on a Linux Host _____________________________________________257
Setting Up a Second Bridged Network Interface
on a Linux Host _____________________________________________258
Configuring Bridged Networking When Using
Teamed Network Interface Cards on Your Host _____________________259
Setting Up Two Separate Host-Only Networks _____________________261
Routing Between Two Host-Only Networks ________________________264
Using Virtual Ethernet Adapters in Promiscuous Mode
on a Linux Host _____________________________________________267
Understanding NAT ____________________________________________269
Using NAT _________________________________________________269