Host-only network uses the virtual hub that is loaded into ram
by S09vmware.  It sets up another network interface called
vmnet1 (host-only) and vmnet8 (bridged).  I use host-only for
my stuff - it looks like I have another box on a completely
different network:

Internet --- FW --- Linux --- vmware

Matter of fact, this is how I did my taxes this year - on a vmwared
Win95 instance.  I use FTP to move files around, but you could use
samba on the Linux box, too.

George


Lynn David Newton wrote:
> 
> Another query for you VMware-experienced people out
> there ... What exactly is meant by a "virtual network"
> in this context?
> 
> It offers the choice of bridged networking (which I
> want) or bridged and host-only networking, about which
> it says "This allows for the sharing of files between
> the virtual machine and the host operating system." Is
> this referring to Samba or something?
> 
> I'm preparing to set up a virtual WinXPPro system. This
> system is going to have to serve as a bit more than a
> toy for me. I've used VMware for the last couple of
> years, but only sporadically, and I've always just used
> bridged networking, and have been able to transfer
> files between my virtual machine and my real one using
> ftp clients. And of course normal networking via IE,
> telnet, etc. all works just fine.
> 
> I've got the whole hard-copy manual in front of me but
> don't seem to be able to find a satisfactory answer to
> the question.
> 
> --
> Lynn David Newton
> Phoenix, AZ
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