Hi all,
I have recently acquired a Macbook Pro (sweet machine!) from my employer, and one of the tasks the machine has to do is to run a distributed software development platform (called Splice) under Linux.
For this task, I have chosen the trusty CentOS 4.4, and I have it set up in Parallels. So far, so good. Now then, the network does work within CentOS, but I want to assign it a fixed IP address, such that the DDS layer of the distributed platform can transparently communicate to (and from) the virtual machine.
More specifically, the entire network, in which the Splice DDS runs, is a 192.168.1.x local network. There are already two 'real' (i.e. not virtual) machines, with IPs 192.168.1.4 and 192.168.1.42, which both work swell with one another. Now, the Macbook itself has the IP address 192.168.1.121, but the bridged network connection is a DHCP range, running from 10.211.55.1 - 10.211.55.254, and I want to be able to 'see' the VM from anywhere within the 192.168.1.x network.
Presently, from the VM I can already see the machines in the 192.168.1.x network, but the other way round not. When the VM is e.g. assigned the address 10.211.55.4, I cannot ping that address from the other machines in the 192.168.1.x network. Note, from that network I can ping correctly to 192.168.1.121.
The main question then becomes: how can I 'see' the VM from the 192.168.1.x network?
I *think* I have to change something in the parallels network or parallels NAT configuation, but I am not certain what it should be set to, and I do not want to risk messing up all sorts of settings. Also, in CentOS I do know how to set a fixed IP address, but I am not certain if perhaps I have to add a 'direct route' or so. Does anyone know if this is (also) necessary?
Thanks in advance for any and all answers, and cheers, Olafo
Olaf Greve wrote:
Hi all,
I have recently acquired a Macbook Pro (sweet machine!) from my employer, and one of the tasks the machine has to do is to run a distributed software development platform (called Splice) under Linux.
For this task, I have chosen the trusty CentOS 4.4, and I have it set up in Parallels. So far, so good. Now then, the network does work within CentOS, but I want to assign it a fixed IP address, such that the DDS layer of the distributed platform can transparently communicate to (and from) the virtual machine.
More specifically, the entire network, in which the Splice DDS runs, is a 192.168.1.x local network. There are already two 'real' (i.e. not virtual) machines, with IPs 192.168.1.4 and 192.168.1.42, which both work swell with one another. Now, the Macbook itself has the IP address 192.168.1.121, but the bridged network connection is a DHCP range, running from 10.211.55.1 - 10.211.55.254, and I want to be able to 'see' the VM from anywhere within the 192.168.1.x network.
That doesn't sound right. A bridged network should take an address on the same subnet as its host. Are you sure the VM isn't set to nat instead of bridged?
I *think* I have to change something in the parallels network or parallels NAT configuation, but I am not certain what it should be set to, and I do not want to risk messing up all sorts of settings.
NAT and bridged are 2 different settings. Shut down the VM, change the setting for the interface and restart.
Also, in CentOS I do know how to set a fixed IP address, but I am not certain if perhaps I have to add a 'direct route' or so. Does anyone know if this is (also) necessary?
In a bridged configuration the guest settings should look very much like the host's - just with a different IP address as though it were a different NIC on the same subnet.
Hi les,
Tnx a lot for your answer! As expected, the solution was indeed wery simple, and was found within 10 seconds after reading your crucial hint:
NAT and bridged are 2 different settings. Shut down the VM, change
the setting for the interface
and restart.
For some reason which is beyond me, as opposed to VMware, indeed it was set to 'shared network' instead of bridged! Switching it to bridged, and then manually setting the IP address as desired in CentOS works a charm.
Tnx a lot, and cheers! Olafo
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Les Mikesell -
Olaf Greve