> Not familiar with the linux CLI-console. Is it graphical?? Sorry, should have been more clear. The VMWare Console is graphical. It does not have to run locally. I run it remotely on Windows or Linux machines with GUI interfaces. It will not run locally on a CLI only machine, so if you need the VMWare console on the server itself, Gnome or KDE or something like those would be required. Performance of the console on a LAN is excellent, on a WAN it is OK but not great. - Bob