> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 21:07:04 +0200 > To: support@pfsense.com > Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] Virtualizing pfSense > > > Am 15.05.2008 um 20:55 schrieb Sean Cavanaugh: > > > > > for the record, VMWare tools is included in the ports collection > > > Well, the port uses the stuff from the mounted iso-image ;-) > You can't download them separately, AFAIK. like i said, the ISOs are part of VMWare Server
> > > and they dont really do anything beyond provide a clock sync > > between the virtual image and the host PC > > That's not completely true, IIRC. > AFAIK, the tools are also helping with memory management (on ESX at > least, maybe Server 2.0 gained something here on Server 1.0) Linux had the memory management as part of its tools package, not BSD. from what ive seen, the only things VMWare-tools did was assist with clock sync, enable better driver for X and enable copy/paste between the image and host/other images. Timer issues can be lessened (never resolved, even with VMware tools) by reducing kern.hz to something like 50 or 100 Hz (in loader.conf), and installing ntpd. and Xorg has a vmware driver in it now. still no copy paste or mouse focus at all. > > > they are almost not worth installing. pfSense has an option to sync > > to an NTP server already and i just run an NTP sync program within > > my BSD server image. > > > > > IMO, the biggest problem of VMware is clock-syncing. > Even on "supported" platforms. > It's a nightmare. > > > > > but yes VMWare Server does come with the tools ISO's > > > > -Sean > > > > Make Windows Vista more reliable and secure with Windows Vista > > Service Pack 1. Learn more. > > > > I thought it was one of those witty tag-lines along "Make Vista more > reliable by installing Ubuntu" or so. > Interestingly, it doesn't say "faster" ;-))) > > > cheers, > Rainer > -- > Rainer Duffner > CISSP, LPI, MCSE > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
