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New Features of This Release
Improved Host and Guest Operating System Support
You can use the latest Microsoft and Linux operating systems, including:
- Microsoft® Windows® .NET Web Server beta 3 (experimental)
- Microsoft Windows .NET Standard Server beta 3 (experimental)
- Microsoft Windows .NET Enterprise Server beta 3 (experimental)
- New Linux distributions, including Red Hat Linux 7.2 and SuSE Linux 7.3
- FreeBSD 4.5 (guest operating system only)
- Netware 6.0 guest operating system experimental support (without VMware Tools)
Note: For the most current list of supported host and guest operating
systems, visit the VMware Web site at http://www.vmware.com/support/ws3/doc/.
Improved NAT Performance and Functionality
- Faster network address translation networking
- Support for NetLogon, allowing you to log on to a Windows domain from
a virtual machine so you can access file shares on physical computers in
the domain
- Support for UDP and TCP port forwarding to connect to virtual machines
New Repeatable Resume Feature
Resume a virtual machine from a specific point at which you suspended it,
over and over. This is useful for a classroom or QA environment, where you want
to start your guest operating system with applications already running and system
settings tailored to your needs; or, in the event of a catastrophic failure, to
restart from the same point, instead of rebooting the virtual machine.
Other New Features
- New serial port implementation.
Note: The new serial port implementation deprecates the use of TTY
type of virtual serial ports in a virtual machine.
- Improved disk performance on Windows 95 and Windows 98 through direct
memory access (DMA).
- Move virtual machines easier as they recognize relative paths.
- Improved cursor performance.
- If you want to modify your bridged networking settings for a Windows host,
choose Manage Virtual Networks on the Settings menu. This menu item replaces
the Settings button in the Configuration Editor on the panel for a virtual
machine's network adapter.
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