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|    Fokke Nauta to Chris Elvidge    |
|    Re: How to connect to a Windows PC    |
|    06 Dec 23 20:49:43    |
      From: usenet@solfon.nl              On 06/12/2023 16:30, Chris Elvidge wrote:       > On 04/12/2023 19:44, Fokke Nauta wrote:       >> Hi all,       >>       >> We have 4 Windows PC's and 2 Windows laptops, all connected to our       >> Windows network. All of them can connect to files on the PC's and the       >> laptops.       >> On one of the PC's there is a virtual Machine, VMWare. There I       >> installed Zorin 17 Core Beta, which works fine. But it can't see the       >> Windows network. How can I achieve that this virtual machine can       >> connect to the Windows network and can connect to the other pc's?       >> I'm curious if it will be possible.       >> Many thanks in advance for your responses.       >>       >> Fokke Nauta       >       > Assuming that the Windows boxes get their IP addresses from a central       > router or other DHCP server,               >>Yes, the router gifs all pc's a fixed IP address.              > can the VM see the same server?               >>From the command line in Zorin I can ping the server.              > Don't know about VMWare, but in Virtual Box one can set up a "bridged"       > adapter to access the same network as the Windows host, and hence       > connection.              >> Don't know as to why VMWare can do this as well. I'll have a look.              With regards,       Fokke              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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