About 2nd NIC

[satimis]

Hi folks,


Host OS - Ubuntu 7.04 lamp server amd64
VMWare license.vs.1.0-00
Guest OS to be installed - OpenBSD, Slack


Ubuntu is now running on this server and undergoing fine-tuning

/etc/network/interfaces

# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
        address 192.168.0.10
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        gateway 192.168.0.1

Do I need adding a 2nd NIC?

If YES what shall I add on;
/etc/network/interfaces

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The management network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
        address 192.168.0.10
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        gateway 192.168.0.1


# The VMs network interface
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet static
        address ???
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        gateway 192.168.0.1

If NO, can Guest OSs share the NIC/broadband with the Host OS? TIA


B.R.
satimis

[infoshirish]

Hey,
No need for second NIC Lan Card. You can communicate with Vmwares Virtual NIC between Host OS and Guest OS. Just enable your network bridge option under VMware settings. Give diffrent ips but under same network for Host and Guest Os. If any problem revert back.

[satimis]

Hey,
No need for second NIC Lan Card. You can communicate with Vmwares Virtual NIC between Host OS and Guest OS. Just enable your network bridge option under VMware settings. Give diffrent ips but under same network for Host and Guest Os. If any problem revert back.

Hi infoshirish,


Tks for your advice.

I'll come back to this thread if there is a problem.


satimis