Possibly, but a bit slow, I'd have thought...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tam McLaughlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: 24 July 2001 18:27
Subject: Re: [scottish] vmware and cable modem
> I am currently using DHCP on both OS's and it works well.
> I just thought that using vmware may be easier than having to
> reboot into the other OS each time.
>
> Gordon Pearce wrote:
> >
> > I'm not quite with you here... You have a dual-boot machine, and want
to
> > use the cable modem with both OS's, am I right?
> >
> > All you need to do is use DHCP on both Linux and W98. You don't need
VMware
> > (but if you're using it, it gives the OS running under it DHCP anyway).
> > All this assumes a standard ethernet cable modem, of course... NTL's
> > Motorola modems bind to the MAC address of the ethernet card you use,
and
> > won't release it until their DHCP lease runs out (about 4 hours).
> >
> > Hope this helps a bit,
> > Gordon
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Thomas McLaughlin
> > To: Scottish@Lists. Lug. Org. Uk
> > Sent: 24 July 2001 15:32
> > Subject: [scottish] vmware and cable modem
> >
> > Is it possible to use vmware for linux and windows and have both OS use
a
> > cable modem?
> >
> > I dual boot with Linux/win98 at home and while I use both, my wife uses
> > win98 so I need both
> > OS to access the internet.
> >
> > Would I have to issue a DHCP request when I require the guest OS to
access
> > the net or must I
> > set up another linux box attached to the cable modem and set my pc up as
a
> > LAN host with linux and win98
> > each having a dedicated IP address on the LAN?
> >
> > Tam McLaughlin
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > IT Systems Administrator
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