Virtual machine software

[magnus71]

Whats the best virtual machine software? i'm using virtualbox currently. would VMware make a better choice?

 

[Hawkeye22]

I currently use virtualbox too. If you can accomplish all your goals with virtualbox, then no need to move to vmware. Most businesses use vmware because it's been around for quite a while and you can get paid support.

 

[magnus71]

hmmm...could you help me out with this particular problem-
you see i have an internet dongle, uses a usb port to connect. i can't get the device to work in virtualbox though! so no internet in my virtual machines so far 😛

 

[Hawkeye22]

Not sure about the dongle as I don't have any programs that use it. For networking, go to the network settings.

Under adpater 1:
a) make sure it's enabled.
b) attached to: bridged adapter
c) for name, select your real network adapter
d) adapter type: PCINet Fast III
e) promiscuous mode: deny

I'm using version 4.1.4r (yes, I need to upgrade it).

 

[magnus71]

Not sure about the dongle as I don't have any programs that use it. For networking, go to the network settings.

Under adpater 1:
a) make sure it's enabled.
b) attached to: bridged adapter
c) for name, select your real network adapter
d) adapter type: PCINet Fast III
e) promiscuous mode: deny

I'm using version 4.1.4r (yes, I need to upgrade it).

I just downloaded the virtualbox extension pack. they say it adds support for usb 2.0...lets see if that helps. i'll inform you asap.

 

[magnus71]

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