VMWare Server on Linux (VMWare Server 1.04 on Ubuntu 7.10 Server)
- Physical Network Interfaces that will only be used by VMWare Guests:
Even though you may have a physical interface that a Host will not use, you need to set-it-up in /etc/network/interfaces. This will activate the network interface for the Host, which will only then allow the Guest system to utilize it. I am sure there may be a more elegant and secure way to accomplish this – I just haven’t had the time to do it myself. So, as a work around, I assign a static IP address, with a 32-bit subnet mask. This activates the interface, without providing a IP capabilities on the network.
There is probably a better/ more secure way to do this… let me know.
