Using VMware Guest Isolation [Copy and Paste]

Using VMware Guest Isolation [Copy and Paste]

In the previous posts, we have discussed a lot about the VMware step by step tutorials. Here is another VMware article for you. In this post, we will explain how to enable VMware Guest Isolation feature.
VMware guest isolation feature allows you to copy and paste text and files from the host system to the guest operating system. It also allows you to drag and drop files from the host system to the guest operating system, and copy and paste text and files from one virtual machine to other virtual machine.
It means you don’t need to setup network between virtual machines and the host system to copy or move data. Before configuring VMware Guest Isolation, first, you need to ensure that the VMware Tools are installed in the virtual machine.
Also read: How to download, install and use VMware Tools.
To configure VMware Guest Isolation options, you need to perform the following steps:

1. Select the desired virtual machine and open the Virtual Machine Settings window.
2. Select the Options tab and then select Guest Isolation.
3. In the right pane, select the Enable drag and drop and Enable copy and paste check boxes.
4. Close the Virtual Machine Settings window.

The following figure shows the VMware Guest Isolation options.

Now, you are ready to perform copy/move or drag and drop files from host system to virtual machine. Refer the following figure.

How To Connect A VMware Virtual Machine To The Internet

How To Connect A VMware Virtual Machine To The Internet

The virtual networking components in VMware Workstation and VMware Player includes virtual switches, virtual network adapters, the virtual DHCP server, and the NAT device. You can configure any of the following types of virtual network connections for a VMware virtual machine:

• Bridged
• NAT
• Host-only
• Custom

In this post, we will only explain how to use Bridged network connection to connect a VMware virtual machine to the Internet (physical network). If you are interested to know more about the VMware network connections types, read the following article.
Understating and Configuring VMware Network Connections Types
In order to connect your VMware virtual machine to the Internet, you need to use the Bridged network connection. Bridged network connection connects a virtual machine to a network by using the network adapter on the host system. If the host system is on a network, this option is often the easiest way to allow the virtual machine to access to the physical network as well as to the Internet.
Note: You can also connect VMware virtual machine to the Internet using the NAT network connection.

Connecting a VMware Virtual Machine to the Internet

To connect a VMware virtual machine to the Internet using the bridged network connection, you need to perform the following steps:

1. Select the desired virtual machine and open the Virtual Machine Settings.
2. On the Virtual Machine Settings window, under the Hardware tab, select Network Adapter.
3. Select the Bridged: Connected directly to the physical network radio button and close the Virtual Machine Settings window.
   

   Note: If you use the virtual machine on a laptop, select the Replicate physical network connection state check box. This setting allows the IP address to be renewed when you move from one wired/wireless network to another.

4. Now, open the network adapter properties of your virtual machine and configure either the static IP address or obtain the TCP/IP settings from the DHCP server depending on your Service Provider’s settings.
5. Close the network connection window.
6. Now, you can see that your VMware virtual machine is connected to the Internet as shown in the following figure.

That’s all you need to do to connect a VMware virtual machine to the Internet. Hope, it helped you. Please drop your queries in the comment box, if got stuck anywhere or want to help us to improve the article. Please do share the article.

How To Download Youtube Videos Without Software or Downloader

Many people suffer from downloading their favorite Youtube videos. There are many third party software such as Internet Download Manager that allows you to download Youtube videos easily. However, once the trial of a software is expired, you have to purchase it. But, there is no need to purchase (or use) any third party software to download Youtube Videos. Here, we are going to explain you some smart tricks that allow you to download Youtube videos without software or downloader.
More importantly, using the tricks and tips mentioned below, you can download Youtube videos in a wide range of video formats such as MP4, FLV, and 3GP.
To download Youtube videos without software or downloader, you can use the following tricks. If the first trick does not work for you, you can try the next trick until you succeed.
1. First of all, visit the Youtube site and search the video that you want to download.
2. From the URL Address Bar, copy the complete URL of the video. Since I am a big fan of WWE, so we would like to download Randy Orton vs Brock Lesnar Smack Down’s match. The following is the sample URL of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0jRrW1pFnw

Tips to Download Youtube Videos Without Software or Downloader

1. In the first trick, add save before the Youtube video’s URL (between www and youtube for desktop and between m and youtube for mobile users) and then press Enter. You will be redirected to a new page, select the desired video format under the available format and click Download video. The downloading process starts. You may be asked for the certificate warning, read the warning and proceed to next by clicking Advanced. Refer the following figure. If this trick does not work for you, proceed to the next trick.
   

   Note: Using the same trick you can also download the Youtube Video in the MP3 audio format instead of video format. For the mobile users, try this trick using either Youtube app or open youtube on your browser and modify the URL.

2. In the second trick, add ss before the Youtube video’s URL and then press Enter. On the next web page, select the desired video format and click Download. The downloading process starts. Refer the following figure.
3. Most probably you would be able to download your favorite Youtube video. If you are still unable to download your video, try the next method.
4. In the third trick, add kick before your video’s URL and then press Enter. The rest of the process will remain same as described in the above two methods.

How To Install VMware Virtual Machine Using PXE Boot – WDS Client

In the previous post, we have prepared and configured a WDS server. In this post, we will explain how to install Windows operating system on VMware Workstation or VMware Workstation Player using PXE boot. VMware Workstation/Player allows you to install a guest operating system using the following options:

1. Installer disc: Use this option to install a guest operating system using the physical DVD installation media.
2. Installer disc image file (iso): Use this option to install a guest operating system using the ISO image file.
3. I will install operating system later: Use this option to decide the installation option later. Typically used to perform the network-based installation using the PXE boot option.

Steps to Install VMware Virtual Machine Using PXE Boot

To install a VMware virtual machine using the PXE LAN boot option, you need to perform the following steps:

1. Open the VMware Workstation/Player console and click Create a New Virtual Machine.
2. On the New Virtual Machine Wizard, select the I will install operating system later radio button, and then click Next.
3. On the Select a Guest Operating System page, select Microsoft Windows under the Guest operating system section. Select the compatible edition from the Version drop-down list and then click Next.
4. On the Name the Virtual Machine page, specify the name and location for the virtual machine and then click Next.
5. On the Specify Disk Capacity page, select the desired option depending on your choice and then click Next.
6. On the Ready to Create Virtual Machine page, click Customize Hardware. On the Hardware window, connect the virtual machine to a virtual switch that allows you to connect and access to WDS server.
7. Close the Create a new virtual machine wizard and power on the virtual machine. The following screen should be displayed.
   

   Note: If the virtual machine is unable to connect to the WDS server, ensure that the WDS server and PXE client machine are connected properly.

8. Press the F12 key to start the network-based installation. If the PXE boot aborted message appears, reset the virtual machine and retry again. The booting process will start to load the Windows files from the WDS server. Specify the domain credentials of your domain and proceed next to continue the installation.
9. From the next screen, the installation process will remain same as we used to perform the installation using the local installation media.

That’s all you need to install VMware virtual machine using the PXE boot option. Please subscribe us to get notified for the upcoming articles.

How To Fix DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN Error [Solved]

We do not need to remind you that what’s the importance of Internet in nowadays. Almost every people getting connected with the globe using the Internet services. However, sometimes when you do not have access to internet may frustrate you a lot. Today, we will discuss a common error that may prevent you to access your favorite Web sites. People use various types of Web browser such as Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox to access the Internet. During access to Internet, you may get DNS related error such as DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN (as shown in the following figure) that prevents you to access few of the Internet websites (you might be able to access few web sites but not the all).

Solution: DNS_PROBE_FINISHED Error
Since there is no exact method, path, or steps to troubleshoot any network or system related issue. The same error may display by various issues. There are few tips and tricks that can help you to solve the DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN error. It may be possible that in your case one method may work and in the case of other person, second or third method may work.
Checking Proper Proxy Settings
Whenever, you get the DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN error, first of all try to ping the domain web site name, that you are trying to access. If you are able to ping successfully, check your your proxy server setting. Make sure you are using correct proxy server IP address. If your network environment does not use proxy, remove the proxy address from Internet Options.

1. To do so, open the Run dialog box, type inetcpl.cpl and press the Enter button.
2. On the Internet Options window, select the Connections tab and then click the LAN settings. In the Local Area Network (LAN) settings dialog box, validate your proxy server address.

If the above-mentioned method does not help you, try the second one.
Using Public DNS IP Addresses

1. Open the Network Adapter properties and change the DNS server IP addresses. To do so, type ncpa.cpl in the Run dialog box and press the Enter key.
2. Select and right-click your active network adapter and then select the TCP/IPv4 option. On the TCP/IPv4 Properties dialog box, use the following public DNS server IP addresses even if you are obtaining IP address settings from the DHCP server.

• 8.8.8.8
• 4.4.2.2

These both are well-known public DNS IP addresses that anyone can use if he/she does not know what DNS server IP addresses are being used. Now, try to access your favorite website. Hope it works for you, if not then continue with the below-mentioned method.
Resetting IP Address Settings
Open the Command Prompt window with the admin privileges and type the following commands to release and renew IP addresses. If you are using static IP address, skip this step.

• c:\>ipconfig /release
• c:\>ipconfig /release

Now, execute the following commands to flush the DNS entries, reset Winsock service, and restart the system.

• C:\>ipconfig /flushdns
• C:\>ipconfig /registerdns
• C:\>netsh winsock reset
• C:\>shutdown -r -t 00

Once you system is rebooted, try to open websites that you wanted. Hope, the above-mentioned tips and tricks helped you to solve  DNS_PROBE_FINISHED error. If you have any further suggestion, please share with our readers that would be highly appreciable.

Configure DNS forwarders in Windows Server 2012 R2

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Daniel Petri in DNS with 1 Comment

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In the first article in our series on DNS forwarders, we looked at some best practices for DNS forwarding. In this second article I’ll show you how to configure a DNS server with forwarders in Windows Server 2012 R2.
As always with Windows, you can change, add, and remove forwarders by using either the Windows GUI or the command prompt. I’ve listed steps on how to configure a DNS server to use forwarders using both the Windows GUI and the command prompt below.
Configure a DNS server to use forwarders using the Windows GUI
1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click DNS.
Note: You can also type “DNS” without the quotes in the Start page, and it will find it for you.

2. Open DNS Manager.
Note: To use DNS Manager (and other administrative tools) on a server that does not have the DNS role installed on it, you must install the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) suitable for your OS (the equivalent of adminpak.msi in Windows Server 2003/XP). See our articles on how to install RSAT for Windows 7 and Windows 8 for more information on how to download, install, and configure the RSAT tools on those clients.
3. In the console tree, click on the applicable DNS server, usually it’s the same as the server you’re logged on to.
4.Right-click and select “Properties”.
Note: You may also double-click on the “Forwarders” item in the right pane.

5. On the Forwarders tab click “Edit”.
Note: If you already have existing forwarders, you can choose to edit these as well.

6. In the selected forwarder IP address list, type the IP address of a forwarder, and then click Enter.
Note: You do not need to enter the FQDN of the host, unless you want to. If name resolution traffic is not blocked the name will automatically be resolved.
Note: In this example I’ve used Google’s DNS servers. In most cases you’d want to use your own ISP’s DNS servers. However, in some cases you may want to add internal DNS servers as forwarders, depending on your routing topology.
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4

In Windows Server 2012/R2, by default the DNS server waits 3 seconds for a response from one forwarder IP address before it tries to query the next forwarder’s IP address. This is configurable, if needed.
7. Repeat with additional forwarders, if needed.

8. When done, click “Ok” twice.

Note: In some cases you may want to configure your DNS server to only use forwarders, and if they fail to respond, you may want it not to attempt further recursion. To do so, un-select the “Use root hints if no forwarders are available”.
If you want to remove one or more forwarders in the future, repeat these steps and simply delete the entry.
To configure a DNS server to use forwarders using the Command Prompt:
1. Open the Command Prompt window with elevated permissions (Run as Administrator).

2. If you want to add the same DNS forwarders used in my previous example, in the Command Prompt window type the following command:

dnscmd <DNS_server_name_or_IP>/ResetForwarders 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 /timeout 3 /noslave

Some Final Notes:

• Separate the DNS IP addresses by a space.
• You cannot add individual entries one after the other, you must add all forwarders at the same time in one command. But you can add or change existing entries from DNS Manager.
• The /timeout switch specifies the amount of time that your DNS server waits for the forwarder to respond.
• The /slave switch indicates that the DNS server will not attempt to perform its own iterative queries if the forwarder fails to resolve the query.
• The /noslave switch means that the DNS server will use its root hints file if no forwarders are available to resolve the query.

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