vmware workstation6 on fedora7

Submitted by shabakeh on Sat, 2007-10-20 17:22.

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hi everyone

i installed vmware workstation6 on fedora7 and configure it. now i want to install xp on vmware but it said:

VMware Workstation license does not exist or the VMware Workstation license you are using has expired. Your virtual machine cannot be powered on.
Be sure that your host machine's date and time are set correctly.

Please enter a valid serial number by choosing Help > Enter Serial Number or click on the Get Serial Number button below.

how can i active it?i want to train services such as samba,ssh,ftp and others.

Sat, 2007-10-20 17:59 Seems like you need to buy

tbuitenh

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Seems like you need to buy a license. Isn't proprietary software "lovely"?

You can have your freedom taken away for 30 days gratis, or pay to have it removed permanently. You can even get rid of some privacy if you like.

Oh yes. Sorry for the sarcasm.

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Sun, 2007-10-21 19:39 provide a network in vmware workstation6

shabakeh

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I use a DSL connection and I want to train services such samba , apache , ssh, ftp and others in vmware workstation. how can i provide a network in vmware and connect to internet in it?
meanwhile i installed xp professional and centos5 in vmware. and all off them installed in fedora7.

Mon, 2007-10-22 09:12 I've tried to find you an

tbuitenh

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I've tried to find you an answer, but couldn't find anything useful.

Please note this is a Free (as in freedom) software help forum, and vmware is NOT Free software. We do also try to help when people want to combine Free and non-Free software, but as I understand it in such cases we help with the usage of the Free software and not with the usage of the non-Free software. (note to libervisco: please confirm or correct me).

You see, it is rather difficult to support software you don't want to or can't afford to install on your own computer...

Now, if we do have a member who uses vmware, I'm sure he or she will help you... anyone?

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Mon, 2007-10-22 09:19 Note that if you want to

tbuitenh

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Note that if you want to have a virtual network of virtual machines, vmware is not the only option (probably the most point-and-clicky option, but not the only). For one Free example there is virtual square, and probably some other software I don't know about, too.

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Mon, 2007-10-22 10:41 tbuitenh wrote: We do also

libervisco

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tbuitenh wrote:

We do also try to help when people want to combine Free and non-Free software, but as I understand it in such cases we help with the usage of the Free software and not with the usage of the non-Free software. (note to libervisco: please confirm or correct me).

Yes, well, that's what differs this from from some general computing forum actually. If we were to support all software without any emphasis on Free Software we wouldn't be a "Free Software Support Community" as it says in the logo. Smiling

Shabakeh, note that the problem you described in the original post is one obstacle we cannot really help you with. We can say what your options are and in cases like this (and like any proprietary software which is free only for evaluation) your options are: pay or don't use it. So if there are alternatives that are Free Software and therefore don't have this problem trying them would be recommended instead.

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Mon, 2007-11-05 22:08 hi my freindI am happy

shabakeh

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hi my friend

I am happy now. finally i can configure vmware6 on fedora7 from a wonderful patch. you can refer to this site and examine it:

http://communities.vmware.com/message/76957

thank you very much

Thu, 2007-11-08 20:42 I have in the past used

free-zombie

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I have in the past used QEMU/kQEMU combined with VDE, which allows you to connect any number of virtual machines on and to any number of real machines via a virtual ethernet.

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