Cisco VPN and Microsoft Virtual PC (xp mode under Windows 7)

Question

I've installed XP under my users Windows 7 64 bit Enterprise.  Unfortunately I set up networking for DHCP so that the host and guest (too much vmware :) )  get two different IP's.
So with Cisco anyconnect, I can't get the guest (i.e. the Win xp vm) to connect correctly.  I want to change networking back to bridged and try that, but for the life of me I can't find where the settings are.  I'm thinking that bridged (where
I don't have to try the Cisco client in the vm might work better)
But I"m in the US
My users in Australia
and right now I can't get remote tools to work on the host and talking this guy through it on the phone is not pleasant.
Are there instructions somewhere, and where is the full downloadable documentation for this product. I can find online, can't find a full downloadable copy

Answer 1

On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:34:57 +0000, Jim_St wrote:
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But I"m in the US
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and right now I can't get remote tools to work on the host and talking=20
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Are there instructions somewhere, and where is the full downloadable=20
documentation for this product. I can find online, can't find a full=20
downloadable copy
Bridged networking is what VMWare calls it and it works basically the
same as the way you don't like here. The guest will interact with the
NIC on the host and from the outsie it will present a second channel
with a different MAC address. This channel will acquire an IP address
of its own from the DHCP server.
But no matter what you do, the host and guest will NEVER EVER get the
same IP address!
Additionally, Cisco VPN by design will shut down ALL other network
interfaces when it connects the tunnel so the computer running Cisco
VPN will be effectively disconnected from the local network and
INSTEAD connected to the remote network. You cannot share this VPN
tunnel to another local computer and this includes the host.
Bo Berglund