Sorry to bother I am working with CentOs 5.1 Final running in a virtual machine using Vmware Workstation Ace edition. I want to know if someone knows how to configure and if it is possible to enable my wifi card Atheros AR5006EG in a virtual machine.
Thanks in advance.
George from Uruguay.
Masters IT Gmail wrote:
Sorry to bother I am working with CentOs 5.1 Final running in a virtual machine using Vmware Workstation Ace edition. I want to know if someone knows how to configure and if it is possible to enable my wifi card Atheros AR5006EG in a virtual machine.
You should be able to run a NAT'd virtual network adapter pointed at your atheros wifi card. The VM won't see it as a wifi card but rather a normal network card. Last I checked you couldn't run a bridged virtual network card against a wireless card due to some missing functionality in many wireless card drivers.
You'll need to make sure that the wifi card on the host is configured, connected and has an IP address in order for the guest VM to work with it.
nate
Thanks for the response, it really help me out! In case that I install centos 5.1 in my laptop, not in the virtual machine, you think that with this wifi card I could use it easily or I would need to use ndiswrapper or madwifi I am asking this because im new to linux world and I am going to make a big step leaving behind my windows box.
Thanks to all!
George from Uruguay.
-----Mensaje original----- De: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] En nombre de nate Enviado el: Viernes, 08 de Febrero de 2008 05:49 p.m. Para: centos@centos.org Asunto: Re: [CentOS] CentOs 5.1 Vmware Workstation Ace Edition - Problem With Atheros AR5006EG
Masters IT Gmail wrote:
Sorry to bother I am working with CentOs 5.1 Final running in a virtual machine using Vmware Workstation Ace edition. I want to know if someone knows how to configure and if it is possible to enable my wifi card
Atheros
AR5006EG in a virtual machine.
You should be able to run a NAT'd virtual network adapter pointed at your atheros wifi card. The VM won't see it as a wifi card but rather a normal network card. Last I checked you couldn't run a bridged virtual network card against a wireless card due to some missing functionality in many wireless card drivers.
You'll need to make sure that the wifi card on the host is configured, connected and has an IP address in order for the guest VM to work with it.
nate
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