On Thursday, September 26, 2002, at 05:25 PM, Dave Watts wrote: >>> Open a command prompt (Start ... Run ... "cmd") and >>> type "ipconfig". >> >> this gives: >> >> Windows NT IP Configuration >> >> >> C:\> > > This indicates that you didn't install the TCP/IP network stack. > You'll have > a heck of a time connecting to the server if it's not running TCP/IP.
I did the default NT install -- Should I reinstall NT? > >> I think I can, too. When I try to connect with: >> >> smb://127.0.0.1 >> >> I get an authentication dialog -- haven't figured out what >> the userid and password are -- I think the workgroup is >> the defaulf "WORKGROUP: > > You can probably leave that field blank; it's not really useful unless > connecting to a domain. However, I suspect that you're connecting to > the SMB > server that's part of OS X, instead of connecting to your Windows > machine. > Your Windows machine should have some other address, I think, > depending on > how you configure networking in VPC. Again, my experience is with > VMware, > but here's how it works there. When you install a VM, you can configure > networking in three ways: > > - host-only, in which case the VM will have a fake IP address that is > only > reachable from the host OS, > - bridged networking, in which case the VM will have an IP address on > the > "real" external network (if you're using DHCP, your adapter will grab > two > addresses instead of one), or > - NAT, in which case the VM will have a fake IP address, but will be > able to > route through the host OS > > In any of those cases, I can't reach the VM from the host OS using the > loopback address. I hope this makes some sense; I can't think of a > simpler > way to explain it. Yes it does & I think that VPC has those 3 options ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
