Issues with VMware and dialup?

[Michael Procter]

Randy Rathbun wrote:

> I am guessing that if I was to use Linux to dial up, I would have to
> set Linux up to be a proxy for the virutal NT box? Or, would I be able
> to set up the virtual NT box to have it's own dialup and use the
> modem? Since I do not have a modem on this machine here, I can't test
> it to see if a modem would even work with the virtual machine.

We use the Linux host to handle the modem and masquerade IP for VMware
guests which are using "host only" networking in our home setup.  It
works fine and wasn't difficult to configure.  I haven't tried the other
way, but I'm doubtful that it would work.

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