[NTLUG:Discuss] VMware networking

Dave Power dave.power at ideaquestinc.com
Mon Jun 5 15:52:50 CDT 2000


Win4LIN permits Win98 to run on a Linux box as an application.  It uses
the Linux TCP/IP stack (Which appears to contribute to the stability of
Win4LIN) and Linux print services.  It was relatively easy to install
and get operating and is doing everything that I need.  I three (3)
weeks, Win98SE has only locked up twice (Less that the daily average
running on the same hardware in native mode).  Some other contacts have
indicated that with more RAM (Say 128MB) it may run Win98 faster than
native mode...

They have an update available that provided direct serial port
connectivity and fixes a few minor bugs.  And if you have problems their
tech support staff is available, seems to care, and has real answers all
in a timely manner!

It may not yet be perfect (they are working on some additional features)
but to me it is the best game in town to permit running M$ Office under
Linux.  When I ran dual boot it seemed like I was always running the
wrong operating system...

And no, they do not have a trial version.  However, the $49.95 is pretty
reasonable considering it does include tech support.  I used to run
VMware and for me this is a better solution.

Good luck,

Dave
  
al wrote:
> 
> Dave Power wrote:
> >
> > Another approach, depending upon what you are trying to do, is to switch
> > to Win4LIN from TreLOS.  It uses a MUCH smaller footprint than VMware
> > and works great all at a lower price.  For most business purposes it
> > does everything needed, even running quite well on an old laptop (amd
> > K6-2 333 with 64MB memory).  My needs are to run M$ Office and a couple
> > of other programs that haven't been ported to Linux (Yet...).
> 
> please elaborate
> I visited their site but they have no trial version..:(
> 
> what are the differences between VMware and Win4LIN ??
> 
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