1 Configure the VM to use a bridged LAN connection, e.g., for VMWare it's an option you can set when you click on Settings->Hardware->Network Adapter.
2 Also enable bridged connection in the host network connection.
3 In the Linux guest, run ip addr to the find IP address of the VM.
4 In the Windows host, open %windir%\/system32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts in a text editor as an admin user, and add the IP address found in step 3 followed by a convenient name (without spaces) for the VM, e.g., ....
192.168.1.44 Ubuntu17105 When the VM is running, access the VM MySQL instance as you would any other instance, e.g., via the MySQL client ...
mysql -hHOST -uUSR -pPWDsubstituting for
HOST the name you wrote into %windir%\\system32\\drivers\\etchosts, and for USR and PWD your MySQL username and password for the VM MySQL instance.Last updated 8 Oct 2024
