Using a V P N in VMware will also cause it to occur outside the network itself iirc. I remember having issues with it, Don't remember if I ever fixed it so that i could run vmware with a V P N and keep my normal desktop as my home connection.
Anyway V P N's are really easy to use, find a nice server/shell site if you want a no lag 100% uptime one for around $1-3/monthly fee. and if your on windows 7 you literally just right click the "open network and sharing" part, create V P N and add the name and password the place you buy it from gives you. once V P N is on, almost every single thing is covered by it. I used to have trouble logging onto WoW with a V P N(itd use my real IP basically overriding ***)
as long as this post is up, does anyone know how to run a V P N inside vmware and keep the two IP's from real and virtual seperate?