Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:08:10 -0500 From: "Glen Barber" <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> To: "Pieter Donche" <Pieter.Donche@ua.ac.be> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD in VMWare box Message-ID: <4ad871310811220508y2b223ad4k31937f4f231b2fab@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.63.0811221353080.20190@hmacs.cmi.ua.ac.be> References: <Pine.GSO.4.63.0811112006430.700@hmacs.cmi.ua.ac.be> <20081111192900.GA5398@icarus.home.lan> <Pine.GSO.4.63.0811221353080.20190@hmacs.cmi.ua.ac.be>
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On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 7:57 AM, Pieter Donche <Pieter.Donche@ua.ac.be> wrote: > If one installs FreeBSD 7.0 in a VMWare box, the answer/choicde for > 'install boot manager' is this: Standard MBR ? > The boot manager can be whichever you want. If you are installing on a VM, chances are you're not dual-booting it, so yes, Standard Boot Manager would be a 'good' choice. > The PC with WMware is connect to internet. Should one configure > Ethernet then. If yes, what static IP parameters must one enter?? This would be contingent on how you have networking set up. Do you have NAT or Bridged only? If NAT, use rc.conf with the inet address of your choice and the netmask for your NAT. -- Glen Barber "If you have any trouble sounding condescending, find a Unix user to show you how it's done." --Scott Adams
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