From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 20 06:39:29 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA88216A4DE for ; Thu, 20 Jul 2006 06:39:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from d.hill@yournetplus.com) Received: from admin.mwci.net (corp.yournetplus.com [162.42.148.121]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E15243D49 for ; Thu, 20 Jul 2006 06:39:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from d.hill@yournetplus.com) X-CGPBP-Filtered: Yes Received: from corp.yournetplus.com ([162.42.148.121] verified) by admin.mwci.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP-TLS id 24022100; Thu, 20 Jul 2006 06:39:29 +0000 Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 06:39:28 +0000 (WET) From: Duane Hill To: cknipe@savage.za.org In-Reply-To: <1153376854.44bf22567478c@196.22.132.16> Message-ID: <20060720063509.P40165@cgate.yournetplus.com> References: <6e4453640607192136l35f697bdie98468d305ebaed@mail.gmail.com> <1153376854.44bf22567478c@196.22.132.16> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: vmware / vmplayer on freebsd? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 06:39:29 -0000 On Thu, 20 Jul 2006, cknipe@savage.za.org wrote: > As far as I'm aware, VMWare only supports FreeBSD as a Guest OS, not as a Host > OS. i.e. you can't run VMWare itself on FreeBSD, but you can run FreeBSD > inside VMWare.. That would be correct. I own a copy of VMWare for Windows and use it extensively to test out different scenarios with FreeBSD before touching our production server. Works like a charm! > Quoting Erin Sharmahd : > >> I'm trying to find some info on google on using vmware server or >> vmplayer on freebsd. In essence, one of my classes is expecting us to >> do some windows work, and i'd like to do it in vmware or something >> similar so that I don't have to actually install windows.... >> >> Is it even possible currently to use the most recent version of vmware >> or vmplayer on freebsd? I saw a port for vmware3, but in talking to a >> friend, he said that's really old... >> >> Thanks, >> >> ~Erin >> >> -- >> http://www.tuxgirl.com >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- "This message was sent using 100% recycled electrons."