
Workstation User’s Manual
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TheotheravailablenetworksarenamedVMnet2,VMnet3,VMnet4,andsoon.
DHCP Server
Thedynamichostconfigurationprotocol(DHCP)serverprovidesIPnetwork
addressestovirtualmachinesinconfigurationsthatarenotbridgedtoanexternal
network.Forexample,host‐onlyandNATconfigurationsusetheDHCPserver.
Network Adapter
Avirtualnetworkadapterissetupforyourvirtualmachinewhenyouuseanytypeof
networkingtocreateitwiththeNewVirtualMachinewizard.Itappearsintheguest
operatingsystemasanAMDPCNETPCIadapterorasanIntelPro/1000MTServer
Adapter.OnWindowsVistaandWi
ndows7guests,itisanIntelPro/1000MTServer
Adapter.
Usethevirtualmachinesettingseditortocreateandconfigureupto10network
adaptersineachWorkstation6.0andhighervirtualmachine.Thelimitisthreeadapters
forWorkstation4or5.xvirtualmachines.Formoreinformation,see“Changinga
Ne
tworkingConfiguration”onpage 295.
Common Networking Configurations
WhenyouchoosethestandardnetworkingoptionsintheNewVirtualMachinewizard
orthevirtualmachinesettingseditor,thenetworkingconfigurationsaresetupforyou
automatically.
IfyouselecttheTypicalsetuppathintheNewVirtualMachinewizard,thewizardsets
upnetworkaddresstranslation(NAT)forthevi
rtualmach
ine.SelecttheCustomsetup
pathtochooseanyofthecommonconfigurations:bridgednetworking,NAT,or
host‐onlynetworking.Thewizardconnectsthevirtualmachinetotheappropriate
virtualnetwork.
Table 14-1. Default Virtual Network Switches
Network Type Switch Name Reference
Bridged VMnet0 “BridgedNetworking”onpage 287
NAT VMnet8 “NetworkAddressTranslation(NAT)”onpage 289
Host‐only VMnet1 “Host‐OnlyNetworking”onpage 290
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