Configuring Network For VMware

[ahmetmete]

Hi,

I have an headless linux server which has a vmware linux image inside. I am running that image through linux and that image has an IP like 192.168.16.2.

My server has an IP like 212.212.212.212.

The vmware image has a domain name like xyz.com and the image has some services like httpd, pop3 etc.

So i want to connect to 192.168.16.2 when i enter 212.212.212.212 or xyz.com from outside.

Should i forward ports from iptables to 192.168.16.2 from the server?

or

Should i forward from DNS server? (but it will not work for IP address)

or

What should i do?

What is the best way to configure it?

[ypeace]

port forward, since you got an internal ip for your guest

[VirtualKenneth]

Use NAT if you only have 1 public IP and you are serving (or want to serve) more internal servers in the future.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_address_translation

[ahmetmete]

I actually forgot to say, i don't prefer port forwarding because it uses so many ports including special applications, so it is not good option i think, but if it's best, i will use.

Host server has 7 public IPs and 1 internal IP which is for vmware.

1 public IP is shared IP, many domains are using that IP and i want to associate one IP from the other IPs. It will be exclusive for vmware and for xyz.com. I already set the domain up in vmware. So is the NAT still good option?

[ypeace · Accepted solution]

if you got one public ip for your vmware guest you can use bridget network...

so no port forwarding is necessary

[ahmetmete]

Thanks, i think this is the proper solution. I lookked bridged network setting but i could not find how to assign to that IP, is there any settings for that? It is only activate bridged network but doesn't have any association settings.

Thanks all,

Edit: I ve solved it, it has own public IP. Thanks for that, but i can connect from the host machine, i can also connect to internet via vmware but i cannot connect to vmware from outside. It gives the timed out error. Should i route something (i even closed firewall but it is still same.)

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ahmetmete