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Download vmnetcfg.exe

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Download vmnetcfg.exe here free of cost for both VMware player 4 and VMware player 5. The vmnetcfg.exe file is the Virtual Network Editor for VMware player. It is not copied to the installation folder by default and needs to be manually copied to the folder from the temporary folder. Read the article Components of VMware Network for instructions on how to do this.

For your convenience I’ve uploaded the file vmnetcfg.exe here. Download, unzip and copy it to your VMware player installation directory. Execute it and start editing your Virtual Network

Download vmnetcfg.exe (1.20 MB)

Update (11-Oct-2011):- You may receive the following error when trying to open vmnetcfg.exe – “The program can’t start because sigc-2.0.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem” This is because you’re using an older version of vmnetcfg with a new version of VMware Player, I’ve uploaded the latest vmnetcfg.exe please download it again if you downloaded vmnetcfg.exe from this blog BEFORE 11th October 2011.

Update (21-Feb-2013):- The following is the vmnetcfg.exe file for VMware Player version 5.

Download vmnetcfg for VMware Player 5 (1.14 MB)

The previously uploaded file is for VMware Player versions of 4 and below, use the file which works well with your VMware player.

VMware Ctrl+Alt+[Function Key]

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VMware uses the Ctrl+Alt key combination to switch between the virtual machine and your host (physical) machine. So pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del will open the task manager in your HOST system. To over come this you need to use Ctrl+Alt+Insert when inside the Virtual Machine to bring up the Task Manager in it. This is fine with Windows Operating Systems, but what about Linux ?

I recently installed Debian Linux on one of my Virtual Machines with Windows 7 as my Host Operating System. By default after installation Linux booted in the GUI mode I wanted to access Terminal 1 so I pressed Ctrl+Alt+F1 but nothing happened I tried keys F2 to F6 but the terminal did not show up. I tried doing the same with Linux as the Host Operating System and pressing Alt+Ctrl+F1 fired the Terminal 1 on the host operating system!!!!Continue Reading…

Adding Custom Network Adapter in VMware Player

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VMware player is the only way to learn networking for those who cannot afford to buy more that one computer. You can try out advanced configurations using many virtual machines, different OSes and network topologies and all this for free using VMware player. But folks who’ve used or seen the paid VMware Workstation version will feel that they are missing out something in terms of configuring network adapters. VMware Player offers three types of networking configurations vmnet0, vmnet1, vmnet8. Read Components of VMware Network for more information about Virtual Switches and DHCP servers. Even with VMware Player it is possible to add and edit custom virtual network adapters albeit with a few geeky editing of files. But its easy to do it as long as you understand what you’re doing.Continue Reading…

PHP include() vs require()

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If there is one feature that is highly useful and used by novices and experts alike its SSI (Server Side Includes). It reduces the need to copy paste repetitive code and you get a cleaner code. PHP has two functions for including files include() and require(). There is a lot of confusion on which to use when because both of them basically perform the same function of including the specified file but the difference comes by how they handle files.Continue Reading…

Create your own email with Windows Live Custom Domains

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Are you tired of using an email address which is in someone else’s domain ? Does it add to your frustration when you want to signup for a particular name and you end up with lots of numbers and underscores in them ? How nice it would be if you could have your preferred user name followed by a personalized domain name suffix (after the ‘@’ symbol). Imagine how cool it would be to brag about this email ID among your friends with all generic names. Whats more, you can also allow your friends to create email addresses under your domain. The best thing is all this can be done free of cost from the comfort of your seat. Interested ? Read on…

Microsoft has a wonderful service named Windows Live Admin Center (formerly Windows Live Custom Domains)  using which you can do wonders. Some of the coolest features of Windows Live Admin Center are

  • Hotmail is used to manage emails for your domain so you
  • Supports a whooping 500 user accounts and you can request more if required
  • Allows users to signup for your domain using a feature named “Open Membership”

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