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2 Replies Last post: Apr 8, 2009 7:21 PM by allistarm  

Access linux host VPN from XP guest posted: Apr 7, 2009 2:17 PM

Click to view allistarm's profile Lurker 2 posts since
Apr 7, 2009

Hi all,

I am running VMWare workstation 6.5 on Linux (Gentoo) with a Windows XP guest. In the host I connect to a cisco VPN using vpnc, and by modifying the route tables I have access to the VPN as well as the rest of the local network (including the internet). I wish to be able to access the VPN connection (i.e. access the IP's provided by the VPN connection) from the XP guest.I know I can use ssh to tunnel those connections, but I need to configure one tunnel per ip/port I am connecting to. At the moment the guest is using bridged networking (it has it's own IP address on my local network).

Is the a network configuration option in VMWare that will allow the guest to access all interfaces (eth0 and tun0) on the host and route traffic to those interfaces accordingly?

Thanks,
Allistar.

Re: Access linux host VPN from XP guest

1. Apr 8, 2009 11:47 AM in response to: allistarm
Click to view pocomo's profile Novice 5 posts since
Nov 9, 2008

Hello Allistar -

If you configure the guest to use NAT networking, you will be able to access all of the networks visible to the host (both eth0 and tun0) automatically. If you need to expose ports on the guest out to the host's network, port forwarding can also be configured through the Virtual Network Editor.

Good Luck,

Mike H


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