Accessing web server running in VMWare Fusion (Windows 7)

[urbanmojo]

Hi:

I have an old asp application running on Windows 7 IIS server running in VMWare Fusion on my Macbook. It works fine if accessing via http://localhost on the windows side in Fusion.  How do I access it from other machines on the network? I generally haven't done anything with network access to the windows side. I tried using the same IP the Mac is showing, which is 192.168.0.xxx, which doesn't work. On the Windows OS side it has the IP address 192.168.216.xxx which I think is just a fake one to communicate with the Macbook side of things.

Which URL to use? An extra VMWare Fusion configuration necessary?

Thanks!

[WoodyZ · Accepted solution]

If you set the Virtual Machine's Network Adapter to Bridged and then use either DHCP or assign an available proper IP Address that is outside the Scope of the Router's DHCP IP Address Pool to the Network Adapter in the Windows Virtual Machine you can then reach the Virtual Machine just like any other Physical Machine on the LAN using its IP Address, e.g.: http://192.168.0.10

If you cannot use Bridged then you'll have to use NAT with Port Forwarding.  To enable Port Forwarding on VMnet8 you modify the [incomingtcp] section in /Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/vmnet8/nat.conf per the example shown in the config file.  Do this with the Virtual Machine shutdown, not suspended, and VMware Fusion closed.

[urbanmojo]

Bingo. Thanks.