running Linux at work with Windows apps

[Scott Prive]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tbuskey at attbi.com [mailto:tbuskey at attbi.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 3:41 PM
> To: discuss at gnhlug.org
> Subject: Re:running Linux at work with Windows apps
> 
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> Win4Lin uses less resources, is easier to network (no 
> iptables NAT needed), and
> integrates directly with your file system.

You want to to configure your virtual machine to use the host's network interface as a "bridge" -- not "NAT". 

If you bridge, all systems on the network can then address the virtual machine as if it were their equal in hardware. Nice and easy...