On 2/28/07, Guido Tschakert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jacob Yocom-Piatt wrote: > > i am forced to use windows at work and am trying to get a vmware openbsd > > VM to recognize the non-virtual interfaces, so as to have openbsd as the > > router for the windows system. this is using the free vmplayer v1.0.3. > > > > i've read and followed > > > > http://www.cs.drexel.edu/~vp/VirtualFirewall/ > > > > and can only see the pcn0 interface under the VM (which is 3.8-release, > > btw) after following the suggestions contained therein. any clues about > > getting the VM to recognize the real physical interfaces would be great. > > > > cheers, > > jake > > > > > > Hello Jacob, > > some time ago there was an article in the german magazin ct' where they > described the same situation as you have (with the different that they > use ipcop (a linux firewall distro) instead of lovely openbsd to do the > job). > > You need the following in your vmware-config: > the real network card has to be used in bridged mode poimting to your > virtual pcn0 interface. This is the external interface of your firewall > pointing to the evil internet. Do not configure this card under windows > (Sorry at the moment I don't know if you can easily disable the card in > WIndows, but I may have a look in the article if you want)
This particular vmware product relies on the drivers of the host operating system to send packets to the outside world so if you disable the interface in windows, you also disable any virtuals nics that are bound to this interface. Next you need a virtual network beetween your virtual machine and your > host. Then you have a second nic in your Windows System (vmware virtual > something) and a second nic in your OpenbSD which points to your > internal (virtual) network. Fine, but ultimately you must go outside. All vmware virtual mahines are "standardized" around this particular network interface, it is what enables us to do things like VMotion in the Enterprise products. So, unlike Xen, vmware VMs do not see the PCI buss or any other particulars of your underlying hardware.
