>> > If I remove the TCP/IP settings, then how do the VMs talk to other
>> > devices
>> > on the LAN?
>> >
> Bill, Thanks for your reply. Sorry to be pedantic, but I would like to run
> as
> I suggested for performance. Each VM having its own conection to our LAN ?
>
> As I said before, can I do this? What about the TCP/IP settings?
>
> Many Thanks
>
> "Bill Grant" wrote:
>
>> You only need to worry about that sort of thing if the NICs are
>> connected
>> to different physical networks (such as running a router or a DMZ with
>> firewall software). If you want the guest machines to connect to the same
>> physical network as the host you only need one NIC in the host machine.
>> Set
>> each vm to use the virtual network associated with the physical NIC in
>> the
>> host.
>>
>> Each virtual machine will appear as an additional machine on the LAN
>> as
>> far as the networking software is concerned. If you are using DHCP, they
>> will get their network config from there, just as the host does. Virtual
>> Machine Network Services splits the traffic between the host and guests.
>> Each machine (real or virtual) has its own MAC address and IP address.
>>
>> "Johnny 'Guitar' Deane" <(email address - cut out)>
>> wrote
>> in message news:(email address - cut out)...
>> >I have a VS ( Host OS 2003) and 2 VMs. 1 for application #1 and the
>> >other
>> >for
>> > application #2.
>> > I have installed 3 network adapter cards and want each OS to run
>> > through
>> > it's own NIC and onto the same physical LAN segment.
>> > Q1. Can I do this ?
>> >
>> > Q2. I am extremely confused with the explanations given for the Local
>> > Area
>> > Connection Properties window, regarding the Virtual Services Tick box.
>> > I
>> > understand that I remove the tick for say NIC #1 and then the Base OS
>> > can
>> > use
>> > this alone.
>> > However, I have no IDEA what to do with this setting for NICs #2 and
>> > #3?
>> >
>> > Q3. How can I decide what to do with the tick boxes for
>> > Virtual Server and the other ones e.g. TCP/IP etc
>> >
>> > If I remove the TCP/IP settings, then how do the VMs talk to other
>> > devices
>> > on the LAN?
>> >
>> > I cannot find any information to clarify this. It's all confusing!
>>
>>
>>

>I have a VS ( Host OS 2003) and 2 VMs. 1 for application #1 and the other
>for
> application #2.
> I have installed 3 network adapter cards and want each OS to run through
> it's own NIC and onto the same physical LAN segment.
> Q1. Can I do this ?
>
> Q2. I am extremely confused with the explanations given for the Local Area
> Connection Properties window, regarding the Virtual Services Tick box. I
> understand that I remove the tick for say NIC #1 and then the Base OS can
> use
> this alone.
> However, I have no IDEA what to do with this setting for NICs #2 and #3?
>
> Q3. How can I decide what to do with the tick boxes for
> Virtual Server and the other ones e.g. TCP/IP etc
>
> If I remove the TCP/IP settings, then how do the VMs talk to other devices
> on the LAN?
>
> I cannot find any information to clarify this. It's all confusing!

> Bill, Thanks for your reply. Sorry to be pedantic, but I would like to run
> as
> I suggested for performance. Each VM having its own conection to our LAN ?
>
> As I said before, can I do this? What about the TCP/IP settings?
>
> Many Thanks
>
> "Bill Grant" wrote:
>
>> You only need to worry about that sort of thing if the NICs are
>> connected
>> to different physical networks (such as running a router or a DMZ with
>> firewall software). If you want the guest machines to connect to the same
>> physical network as the host you only need one NIC in the host machine.
>> Set
>> each vm to use the virtual network associated with the physical NIC in
>> the
>> host.
>>
>> Each virtual machine will appear as an additional machine on the LAN
>> as
>> far as the networking software is concerned. If you are using DHCP, they
>> will get their network config from there, just as the host does. Virtual
>> Machine Network Services splits the traffic between the host and guests.
>> Each machine (real or virtual) has its own MAC address and IP address.
>>
>> "Johnny 'Guitar' Deane" <(email address - cut out)>
>> wrote
>> in message news:(email address - cut out)...
>> >I have a VS ( Host OS 2003) and 2 VMs. 1 for application #1 and the
>> >other
>> >for
>> > application #2.
>> > I have installed 3 network adapter cards and want each OS to run
>> > through
>> > it's own NIC and onto the same physical LAN segment.
>> > Q1. Can I do this ?
>> >
>> > Q2. I am extremely confused with the explanations given for the Local
>> > Area
>> > Connection Properties window, regarding the Virtual Services Tick box.
>> > I
>> > understand that I remove the tick for say NIC #1 and then the Base OS
>> > can
>> > use
>> > this alone.
>> > However, I have no IDEA what to do with this setting for NICs #2 and
>> > #3?
>> >
>> > Q3. How can I decide what to do with the tick boxes for
>> > Virtual Server and the other ones e.g. TCP/IP etc
>> >
>> > If I remove the TCP/IP settings, then how do the VMs talk to other
>> > devices
>> > on the LAN?
>> >
>> > I cannot find any information to clarify this. It's all confusing!
>>
>>
>>

> I guess I will have to write my own book on virtual networking!

> Bill/Edgardo, Thanks for helping me with this. In summary, the problem
> that I
> had originally is finding documentation that describes how to configure
> the
> Physical Nic/Virtual Network/Virtual Nic . It is almost impossible to find
> this information. Now I think I understand and indeed my setup appears to
> work. I mean I have one VM loaded with 2003 and working. The second VM I
> still have to load the OS.
>
> I want to be able to run two VMs for Remote Terminal Server Access for my
> company. Our remote user base will expand in the future and hence I do not
> know exactly what the load will be on the Virtual terminal Server.
> The second VM will be the Licensing Server, that we want to keep separate.
>
> For me the answer to my riddle came when I installed the OS and during
> this
> install I discovered that I had to configure the TCP/IP for the Virtual
> NIC.
>
> Thus, removing TCP/IP from the associated physical adapter and leaving
> the
> VM services made sense. Unfortunately, this process does not appear to be
> written down, neither are examples.
> As a continuation of this whinge, I actually purchased the book 'Microsoft
> Virtual Server 2005' from Syngress and this does not do a good job
> either.
>
> Anyway, thanks again for your help. I continue to build my servers.
>
> "Bill Grant" wrote:
>
>> Not as far as I know. Virtual Server will create a virtual network
>> linked
>> to each NIC in the host. If you link a vm to one physical NIC it will be
>> in
>> a different network from a vm linked to another physical NIC.
>>
>> What are you planning to run on these vms that you suspect will
>> overload
>> the physical NIC?
>>
>> "Johnny 'Guitar' Deane" <(email address - cut out)>
>> wrote
>> in message news:(email address - cut out)...
>> > Bill, Thanks for your reply. Sorry to be pedantic, but I would like to
>> > run
>> > as
>> > I suggested for performance. Each VM having its own conection to our
>> > LAN ?
>> >
>> > As I said before, can I do this? What about the TCP/IP settings?
>> >
>> > Many Thanks
>> >
>> > "Bill Grant" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You only need to worry about that sort of thing if the NICs are
>> >> connected
>> >> to different physical networks (such as running a router or a DMZ with
>> >> firewall software). If you want the guest machines to connect to the
>> >> same
>> >> physical network as the host you only need one NIC in the host
>> >> machine.
>> >> Set
>> >> each vm to use the virtual network associated with the physical NIC in
>> >> the
>> >> host.
>> >>
>> >> Each virtual machine will appear as an additional machine on the
>> >> LAN
>> >> as
>> >> far as the networking software is concerned. If you are using DHCP,
>> >> they
>> >> will get their network config from there, just as the host does.
>> >> Virtual
>> >> Machine Network Services splits the traffic between the host and
>> >> guests.
>> >> Each machine (real or virtual) has its own MAC address and IP address.
>> >>
>> >> "Johnny 'Guitar' Deane" <(email address - cut out)>
>> >> wrote
>> >> in message news:(email address - cut out)...
>> >> >I have a VS ( Host OS 2003) and 2 VMs. 1 for application #1 and the
>> >> >other
>> >> >for
>> >> > application #2.
>> >> > I have installed 3 network adapter cards and want each OS to run
>> >> > through
>> >> > it's own NIC and onto the same physical LAN segment.
>> >> > Q1. Can I do this ?
>> >> >
>> >> > Q2. I am extremely confused with the explanations given for the
>> >> > Local
>> >> > Area
>> >> > Connection Properties window, regarding the Virtual Services Tick
>> >> > box.
>> >> > I
>> >> > understand that I remove the tick for say NIC #1 and then the Base
>> >> > OS
>> >> > can
>> >> > use
>> >> > this alone.
>> >> > However, I have no IDEA what to do with this setting for NICs #2 and
>> >> > #3?
>> >> >
>> >> > Q3. How can I decide what to do with the tick boxes for
>> >> > Virtual Server and the other ones e.g. TCP/IP etc
>> >> >
>> >> > If I remove the TCP/IP settings, then how do the VMs talk to other
>> >> > devices
>> >> > on the LAN?
>> >> >
>> >> > I cannot find any information to clarify this. It's all confusing!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>