[DUG] Upgrade considerations
Robert martin
rob at chreos.co.nz
Fri Sep 25 16:30:49 NZST 2009
Hi
Mine was NAT. Changed it and Now I can at least see my own machine !
Thats all I really need, Thanks !
Rob
Paul A Norman wrote:
> 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 <mailto: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
>
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> 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 <mailto:jsmith at deltics.co.nz>
>> > To: delphi at delphi.org.nz <mailto: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>
>> [mailto: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>
>> [mailto: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 <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 <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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