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Internet In VMware

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~Phenom~
~Phenom~ Original post #1
Jan 26, 2007 at 11:39 PM
Hi guys,
I have vmware workstation in windows and have installed installed XP SP2 as virtual machine in it. I installed virtual XP SP2 in XP SP2
because VMware in linux is not free and I wanted to use virtual windows in linux. But Vmware player is free in linux. Now , I have successfully connected internet in virtual windows in my XP . But when I try to connect to internet in virtual windows in linux , it gives username & password error.
Can u please help me ....
I need to connect to net because I want to use Gtalk and Radio that is not available in linux.

Please help....
M
Jan 26, 2007 at 11:41 PM
GTalk can be connected from gaim and Kopete. See it's site.
And people say, google supports FOSS!
~Phenom~
Jan 27, 2007 at 12:00 AM
^^ I m using gaim in linux to use Gtalk but voice chat option in google talk is not availbale in gaim or in linux.
Also , what is the problem connecting to net????? Is it with me only or is it just not possible to connect net in virtual windows in linux ????
M
Jan 27, 2007 at 12:05 AM
There's tapoica for GTalk.
Dunno about VMWare, never used it.
~Phenom~
Jan 27, 2007 at 12:10 AM
And one more thing , I love Screamer radio in windows and I badly miss it linux. I have installed it in linux using wine. But when i try to play it , it says soundcard not configured , any solutions please.....
mediator
Jan 27, 2007 at 12:14 AM
About my practical experience with VMWARE, it is not so smooth in linux as in windows!

For the chat thing try "Gyach" <= synaptic manager <= ubuntu.
Welcome to the home of Gyach Enhanced (Gyach-E) and pY! Voice Chat. Gyach Enhanced is currently THE most feature-rich Yahoo! client for Linux operating systems. It is an unofficial fork of the original Gyach, and supports almost all of the features you would expect to find on the official Windows Yahoo! client: Voice chat, webcams, faders, 'nicknames', audibles, avatars, display images, and more. Yet, it remains very light-weight and memory-friendly. Gyach Enhanced, pY! Voice Chat, and the Gyach-E Webcam Utilities all use Gtk-2 for their user interfaces (Gtk-2 2.0.6 or better required).
I used it and its interface is somewhat like ymlite!

For ur problem try different net setting. IMO, it shud be "Use hosts IP"!
~Phenom~
Jan 27, 2007 at 12:26 AM
can gyach make me voice chat in Gtalk in linux ???? if not , its of no use , coz i have skype already but all my friends use Gtalk only.
Also , u said Use hosts IP , where to check this option ???
mediator
Jan 27, 2007 at 12:47 AM
I dont voice chat much, so I dunno. But since "g-chat" can be configured via other chat clients than I think g-voice chat can be done too.

Well currently on fedora I dont have VMWARE but making a guess I think "hosts ip" is under net settings, where u have options like NAT,bridged networking etc! Try to explore it. Its there!!
eddie
eddie #9
Jan 27, 2007 at 10:55 AM
Have you setup IP Masquerading in your Linux install? AFAIK that is must to get Internet working under vmware. To setup masquerading, you can have a look at here
*www.linuxjournal.com/article/3866
~Phenom~
~Phenom~ #10
Jan 27, 2007 at 3:53 PM
k , will try what u said eddie.
Yamaraj
Yamaraj #11
Jan 27, 2007 at 4:58 PM
VMware Server is free for both Windows and Linux.
~Phenom~
~Phenom~ #12
Jan 27, 2007 at 5:13 PM
^^can it be used for linux desktop ????
Yamaraj
Yamaraj #13
Jan 27, 2007 at 6:08 PM
Sure! Check *www.vmware.com/products/free_virtualization.html and *www.vmware.com/download/server/