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Chapter 11 Configuring a Virtual Network
To set up the second host-only interface on a Windows host
1FromtheWindowsStartmenu,selectPrograms>VMwareServer>Manage
VirtualNetworks.
2ClickHostVirtualAdapters.
3ClickAddnewadapter.
4 SelectthevirtualnetworkonwhichtousetheadapterandclickOK.
5ClickApply.
6ClickOKtoclosethevirtualnetworkeditor.
To set up the second host-only interface on a Linux host
1Asroot(su -),run
theVMwareServerconfigurationprogram.
vmware-config.pl
ToconfigureVMwareServercorrectly,thevmware-config.plconfiguration
programrequiresallvirtualmachinestobeshutdown.Theprogramshutsdown
anyrunningvirtualmachinesautomatically.
AfterpromptingtoconfigureaNATnetwork,thefollowingpromptisdisplayed:
Do you want to be able to use host-only networking in your virtual
machines?
2 Selectyes.
Thewizardreportsonhostonlynetworksthatyouhavealreadysetuponthehost
or,ifnohostonlynetworkispresent,configuresthefirstone.
Thewizardprompts:
Do you wish to configure another host-only network?
3 Selectyes.
Repeatthisstepforeachhostonlynetworkyouwanttoconfigure.Thentypeno.
4Completetheremainingstepsinthewizard.
Whenthewizardisfinished,itrestartsallservicesusedbyVMwareServer.
5Runifconfig.
Youshouldseeatleastfournetworkinterfaceseth0,lo,vmnet1,andvmnet2.
IftheVMnetinterfacesdonotdisplayimmediately,waitforaminute,andrunthe
commandagain.ThesefourinterfacesshouldhavedifferentIPaddresson
separatesubnets.