How can I test in IE while developing under Mac OS X?

Question

I\'ve got my web application on Mac OS X and it\'s ready for IE compatibility testing. I\'ve tried running the server, booting up VMware and pulling up localhost:3000

Answer 1

All you need is the correct IP address that VMWare uses to access your mac, then you can access it like this:

http://192.168.1.2:3000

And test it just fine. I would tell you how to find it but I have more experience with Parallels.

EDIT Ok, it seems you need to open your network connection information in the guest operating system (Windows) and grab the "Gateway" address which should be the IP address that VMWare is using to connect to your Mac. Simply add :3000 to the end of it and you should be able to access your Rails site from Internet Explorer (be sure to put the http:// on as well).