DSL inside vmware, while rest of mac Cable Internet? Possible?

webcore1 · Apr 27th, 2009, 11:33 AM

I'm running Windows XP inside VMware on my Tiger OS X mac pro. I'm using Cable (Ethernet 1) and DSL (Ethernet 2 or USB).

I'm trying to set it up in a way that the internet on the mac will come from the Cable, and the VMWARE (Win XP) will come from DSL.

From what I understand on mac I can only have primary and secondary internet sources, if the primary works it will supply internet to ALL the applications. So when VMware is getting the internet it's the Cable, and I don't see how to switch it to the secondary source.

My other choice is to connect the DSL to USB and have VMware directly see it, but in order to do that I must disable the Network Adapter so it doesn't catch setting from the internet on the Mac (Cable).

If you have any idea what I'm talking about, please help me

RunTheWorldOnMac · Apr 27th, 2009, 01:26 PM

Not sure about if that would work or not... interesting to test for sure. I am curious as to what you are looking to do? At the end of the day you are using the same processor / memory / HDD and if you were trying to download on both at the same time, I would guess you are going to be counter-productive...perhaps downloading on 1 and browsing the other might be useful...

IllusionX · Apr 27th, 2009, 01:34 PM

i would disable the built-in router on the DSL modem. and plug both,the DSL modem and the cable modem on the SAME SWITCH (or cable modem to your router's WAN and the DSL modem to the LAN), and have VMWARE windows xp dial up to your dsl connection.

webcore1 · Apr 27th, 2009, 01:39 PM

Illusion, have you tried this before? Is my VMware going to be using only DSL?

chas_m · Apr 27th, 2009, 03:51 PM

I'm afraid I can't be of any help here, but I'm very curious to know WHY you're doing it this way. Seems a gawdawful waste of money among other things.

IllusionX · Apr 28th, 2009, 10:48 AM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by webcore1
	Illusion, have you tried this before? Is my VMware going to be using only DSL?

It also means you have to setup a PPPoE connection to have windows xp connect to the dsl modem.

i don't see why it won't work. I split my DSL modem with a switch/hub, so my router dials up to have internet shared to all the users. and then the other is wired to the router's LAN port.

I can effectively connect via PPPoE anytime i want, or use the shared connection. There is no reason it won't work with 2 physical different connections.

	Quote:			Originally Posted by chas_m
	I'm afraid I can't be of any help here, but I'm very curious to know WHY you're doing it this way. Seems a gawdawful waste of money among other things.

x2

BUT, if you have 2 DSL line, you can combine the speed of both using MLPPP.

RunTheWorldOnMac · Apr 28th, 2009, 11:10 AM

There is a fundamental differrance between what you are doing and what the OP is trying to do... that is share the same network card carrying 2 different connectivity protocols (PPPoE, DHCP) at the same time, maintained by 2 OSs. I can see the winblows box crying about IRQ and conflicts and such....

So... why are you looking to do this again?

IllusionX · Apr 29th, 2009, 08:53 AM

why would it cry for IRQ conflict?

my network card get its ip from a DHCP server and then the computer connects to the internet via PPPoE. If i ever don't dialup to the PPPoE, the internet goes back to the router's.

RunTheWorldOnMac · Apr 29th, 2009, 09:22 AM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by IllusionX
	why would it cry for IRQ conflict? my network card get its ip from a DHCP server and then the computer connects to the internet via PPPoE. If i ever don't dialup to the PPPoE, the internet goes back to the router's.

My thought was that wingarbage would cry about some other service trying to use network card at the same time and throw a conflict...which now that I think about it might not be IRQ...