> > > Issues has been mostly due to the cumbersome process. Suppose i have 2 linux > machines and 1 WINXP; virtual machine A,B and C respectively. > > I want to process a document from A in C, i will have to copy from A to B > and > then from B to C before i actually begin work. Then i have to save and go > back > from C to B to A. This is a pain when you have to transfer many files back > and forth. > > If you choose to access files in B directly from an application in C (since > C is a VM in B), > the whole system slows down. > > This is assuming you have all access/rights related issues sorted out. > > The printer often went unrecognized and had to be setup again after each VM > boot. > We had to save it into the host computer then print from there. But the host > > does not recognize .dwg files(Autocad)!! > > Another option i have to setup everyone else on linux except the design and > accounts department but we are too small to come up with something like > this. plus everyone wants > interoperability especially with autocad drawings. > > Needless to say to use a VM box for production is a big NO NO for now though > am hopeful things would ease up in the future.
if you are using vmware, then install vmware tools in the guest os , it will install gigabit drivers for the network card , in my experience i get very fast transfer speeds between all guest os. regards -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
