[DUG] Upgrade considerations

Fri Sep 25 14:55:36 NZST 2009

Dear Robert,

You may have tried this but I have nearly always defaulted on the Ethernet
choice to "HostInterface" for the "Attached to" setting
What are your other settings under Network there please?

Paul
2009/9/25 Robert martin <rob at chreos.co.nz>

> Hi
>
> We have used VirtualPC but have recently installed Virtual Box which I
> really like.  However I have struggled to get it to accesss the network
> (which just works out of the box on Virtual PC).  I am running Windows 7 but
> just cant get it to see other machines on the network.  Any tips?
>
> Cheers
> Rob
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Eric A wrote:
>
>  I'm a previous user of VMWARE and have been using Virtual Box for a
> while.  I'm pretty happy with Virtual Box.
>
> Reports from the Client environment I'm working in is that the performance
> of the "free" VMWARE versions are crippled (as expected from a commercial
> standpoint).  So if you are expecting performance and want to use
> VMWARE then buy it.
>
> One of the differences between the two products is supprot of serial ports
> - really only of relevance to people doing industrial type applications.
>
> Eric
>
> > From: jsmith at deltics.co.nz
> > To: delphi at delphi.org.nz
> > Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:14:01 +1200
> > Subject: Re: [DUG] Upgrade considerations
> >
> > I've just started using VisualBox myself.
> >
> > I have previously used both VirtualPC and VMWare.
> >
> > VPC was quick and easy to get up and running but I found it frustratingly
> > basic in terms of its management interface and soon found myself looking
> at
> > VM Ware.
> >
> > VM Ware goes to the other extreme... more awkward to get up and running,
> but
> > more feature laden. But I found the management interface intrusive and
> > over-complex for my intermediate needs. Plus I had trouble with VM Ware
> > getting it to work properly with my dual core AMD CPU. I had to go diving
> > into config files with a text editor and tweak things here and there to
> get
> > it to work (and finding this solution took some digging on google).
> >
> > VirtualBox (so far at least) has struck the happy medium of a fuss-free
> > management interface but which never-the-less has all the tools I need,
> > should I need them and "it just works" reliability. Some of the
> management
> > tools involve dropping to a command line (e.g. "cloning" a HD requires a
> > console command), but that's fine by me because they are typically the
> > infrequently used tools.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz<delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz>]
> On
> > Behalf Of Ross Levis
> > Sent: Wednesday, 23 September 2009 18:15
> > To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'
> > Subject: Re: [DUG] Upgrade considerations
> >
> > I'm interested to know if anyone is using the free Sun VirtualBox and how
> it
> > compares to VMWare.
> >
> > Ross.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz<delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz>]
> On
> > Behalf Of Alister Christie
> > Sent: Wednesday, 23 September 2009 3:45 p.m.
> > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> > Subject: Re: [DUG] Upgrade considerations
> >
> > The next question should be, should I just virtualise my development
> > stuff, or everything (should I use the host computer for anything other
> > than hosting my virtual machine).
> >
> > Currently I've been using VMWare for testing purposes (Windows7
> > compatibility, installs, client server stuff, networking issues and so
> on).
> >
> > Alister Christie
> > Computers for People
> > Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266
> > http://www.salespartner.co.nz
> > PO Box 13085
> > Johnsonville
> > Wellington
> >
> >
> >
> > Sean Cross wrote:
> > >> I think my next development environment will be a Virtual Machine
> which
> > >> will allow me to experiment a bit more aggressively, I understand that
> > >> quite a few people are using VMs for this purpose these days.
> > >>
> > >> Alister Christie
> > >> Computers for People
> > >> Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266
> > >> http://www.salespartner.co.nz
> > >> PO Box 13085
> > >> Johnsonville
> > >> Wellington
> > >>
> > >
> > > My thoughts on the subject:
> >
> http://sourceitsoftware.blogspot.com/2009/08/when-you-install-delphi-2010-pu
> > t-it-in.html
> > >
> > > Summarised as "Just do it"
> > >
> > > Sean
> > >
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