Networking. This is the questions when using VMWare Workstation. Please help! 8.
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Networking. This is the questions when using VMWare Workstation. Please help!
8. Please define and explain the networking settings of "NAT" and "bridged in VMWare. In a previous question, you discussed NAT more generally, but now you need to discuss it in the context of VMs in VMWare, specifically. 9. Now is a good time to read about - and experiment with - these tools and utilities for network troubleshooting a. ping (again) b. ifconfig c. route d. traceroute e. netstat Write about these, based upon Your reading * The Petersen textbook . The man pages for each utility Sources found by searching Google * Your tests/experiments during Project 2Explanation / Answer
Bidged Networking:
In this case the virtual machine is connected to the network using the network
adapter on the host system.In case the host is on the network, then this is the
easiest configuration under which virtual machine gets the access to that network.
Nat
In case of NAT, a virtual machine does not have its own IP address on the external network. Instead, a separate private network is set up on the host system. In the default configuration, a virtual machine gets an address on this private network from the virtual DHCP server. The virtual machine and the host system share a single network identity that is not visible on the external network.
Ping:
It is a network utility program which is used to check the reachability to particular IP
address on the network.Ping is used diagnostically to ensure that a host computer the user is trying to reach is actually operating. Ping works by sending an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request to a specified interface on the network and waiting for a reply. Ping can be used for troubleshooting to test connectivity and determine response time.
Ifconfig:
It is a system administration tool on unix like sytems like linux etc.It is also include
in the startup scripts for such systems.It is usded to configure network interfaces in the
kernel. If no arguments are given it just displays the status of network interfaces.We can make a particuar interface up and dowm with this. We can enable and disable ARP protocol.We can enable or disable the promiscuous mode of the interface. If selected, all packets on the network will be received by the interface etc.
Route
It is a helpful tool in trouble shooting network issues.This tool helps in investigation of
current IP routing table along with adding or deleting specific IP routes.
Trace Route:
It is the utility on windows used to trace the route to the client interface specified by the IP address. The results of the trace route will give every hop from OSA-ICC to the interface specified by the client’s IP address.
Netstat:
Netstat actually a short form of network statistics is a command-line network utility tool that displays network connections for the Transmission Control Protocol (both incoming and outgoing), routing tables, and a number of network interface (network interface controller or software-defined network interfaces).