RFC connection between SAP BI(desktop) and R3(Vmware)

Hello BI world,

I have BI installed on windows 2003 desktop.. to run R3, I have to start Vmware as R3 is installed in Vmware.. In this scenario, is there a way for RFC connection..? or should I have to get BI and R3 installed on same platform..? Plz help.

Regards,

Varun.