Access Rails app from Fedora (guest virtual machine) in Windows XP (host)

Question

I have installed Fedora 14 on Windows XP using VMware with NAT as ethernet type (since I need to access internet through wireless data card). I am using Fedora for Rails app development, which i can access using normal Webrick on http://localhost:3000

Any ideas on how to access the same app in the host Windows XP machine with Rails app server running on Fedora.

Answer 1

Did you try to connect via the IP-Address + port of the Fedora box? To find out the IP-Address use ifconfig and type it in your Windows-Browser, i.e. http://192.168.1.100:3030

If this fails, did you check your firewall settings on the Fedora box?