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Fix keyboard when you NX to VMWare hosted Linux (on OS X)

Ref:  VMware on Linux over NX from OS X

# ~/.vmware/config
xkeymap.nokeycodeMap = true

Static IP when using NAT

sudo vim "/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/vmnet8/dhcpd.conf"

    # edit(chirayu): Add entry for ubuntu box chestnut.
    host chestnut {
        hardware ethernet 00:0c:29:d6:f4:81;
        fixed-address 192.168.87.101;
    }

# Restart VMWare networking stack
sudo "/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/boot.sh" --restart

NAT port forwarding

sudo vim "/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/vmnet8/nat.conf"

Enter port and ip information as follows:

    [incomingtcp]
    # edit(chirayu): Allow incoming ssh to ubuntu guest.
    # Refer:
    #   http://nileshk.com/2009/06/24/vmware-fusion-nat-dhcp-and-port-forwarding.html
    #   http://rosslawley.co.uk/2010/08/how-to-configure-vm-fusion-nat-to-be.html
    1022 = 192.168.87.101:22

# Restart VMWare networking stack
sudo "/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/boot.sh" --restart