[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
>
>      
>
>      
>
>
>
>     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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