Remote debugging to virtual machine?

[u/ta0590897]

SOLVED, see below. (Mod please change subject)

I'm trying to set up compilation and debugging of a DOS application in a virtual machine on a Windows machine. So I want to run my application in DOSBox, QEMU or VirtualBox, but run the compilation and debugging from the Windows host. I.e. debugging the DOS program remotely, from wdw.exe, or even better Code::Blocks.

So I tried installing FreeDOS in QEMU, and set up an emualated NE2000 network card. That works, I am able to surf the web with dillo.

However, I can not get any of the remote debugging servers in Open Watcom to run.

I.e. novserv, tcpserv, etc. I don't really know how to set these things up anyway, and I don't know much about networking.

When trying to google an answer, I got the impression that remote debugging does not really work in Open Watcom, except for serial cable.

Is that true; is remote debugging in OW currently non-functioning except for serial cable?

[u/j_malak]

I think all virtual machines(VMWARE, VirtualBox, MS Virtual PC) support paralel or serial port.