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|    Chris Elvidge to Fokke Nauta    |
|    Re: How to connect to a Windows PC    |
|    06 Dec 23 20:59:08    |
      From: chris@mshome.net              On 06/12/2023 19:49, Fokke Nauta wrote:       > 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       >       >              https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Player-for-Windows       17.0/com.vmware.player.win.using.doc/GUID-826323AD-D014-475D-890       -DFA73B5A3A57.html                     --       Chris Elvidge, England       I WILL NOT DEMAND WHAT I'M WORTH              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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