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Subject: Re:dev environment
From: Octavian Rasnita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Jeff Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, modperl <modperl@perl.apache.org>
Date: 05 November 2007 15:59:10
Hi,
I have just installed MS Virtual PC, but I need to find out if the
virtual machines installed with it are as accessible as those created
with VMWare.
Hmmm - no graphics running on the virtual PC unless you install an
xserver - maybe you can choose the font that windows uses to host the
console?
I have also tried with VMWare Workstation, and as a test I've installed
a Win XP Pro virtual machine under Win XP Pro, and the virtual OS was
very accessible (I am blind) but it worked a little slower than expected
(even though I have a Core 2 DUO at 3 GHz with 2 GB RAM and a 10000 RPM
HD).
Virtual XP and anything that required much graphics will be slower...
but a virtual Linux host dishing up dynamic Apache pages with MySQL etc
stonks along on my desktop, and runs reasonably fast on my older type
Laptop - provided you keep its memory max reasonable (I restrict to
500MB for the virtual host on my 1.5GB RAM single core laptop)
I wasn't able to use it because I didn't know how to set its share
directories and especially its network interface to be able to access
the internet from the virtual machine (if it is possible).
XP question (shares! argh) - but yes, the virtual host can access the
internet and real network just like a normal host. Easy peasy if you are
running a DHCP server, not too hard, even if you are not. You can
restrict it if you want to block access to the real network etc.
But MS Virtual PC might be a very good option... thank you for telling
me about it.
Will I be able to access the internet from the virtual Linux machine if
I need to connect to the internet only with a certain MAC address?
Should work fine - there are lots of options. The cleanest is if you can
add your virtual boxs virtual MAC into your firewall etc, and treat it
as if it were a completely separate host. If not, you can have your PC
act as a mini-transparent-gateway for the virtual host.
Regards,
Jeff
