
Workstation User’s Manual
288 VMware, Inc.
Set Up Bridged Networking
WindowsandLinuxhostscanusebridgednetworkingtoconnecttowiredandwireless
networks.
To set up bridged networking
Dooneofthefollowing:
Foranewvirtualmachine,chooseFile>New>VirtualMachine>Custom
(advanced)andselectUsebridgednetworkingintheNewVirtualMachine
wizard.
Foranexistingvirtualmachine,chooseVM>Settings.
aOntheHardwaretabselectNetworkAdapter.
bIntheNetworkconnectionsectionselectBridged:Connecteddirectlytothe
physicalnetwork.
c (Optional)SelectReplicatephysicalnetworkconnectionstateifyouusethe
virtualmachineonalaptoporothermobiledevice.
Asyoumovefromonewiredorwirelessnetw
orktoanot
her,theIPaddressis
automaticallyrenewed.
Setup Requirements for IP Addresses
Ifyouusebridgednetworking,yourvirtualmachinemusthaveitsownidentityonthe
network.Forexample,onaTCP/IPnetwork,thevirtualmachineneedsitsown
IP address.YournetworkadministratorcantellyouwhetherIPaddressesareavailable
foryourvirtualmachineandwhichnetworkingsettingsyoushoulduseinth
eguest
operatingsystem.Generally,yourguestoperatingsystem canacquireanIPaddress
andothernetworkdetailsautomaticallyfromaDHCPserver,oryoumightneedtoset
theIPaddressandotherdetailsmanuallyintheguestoperatingsystem.
Ifyouusebridgednetworking,thevirtualmachineisafullpa
rticipantinthenetw
ork.
Ithasaccesstoothermachinesonthenetworkandothermachinesonthenetworkcan
contactitasifitwereaphysicalcomputeronthenetwork.
Userswhobootmultipleoperatingsystemsoftenassignthesameaddresstoall
systems,becausetheyassumethatonlyoneo
peratingsy
stemwillberunningatatime.
N
OTEIfthehostcomputerissetuptobootmultipleoperatingsystemsandyourun
oneormoreoftheminvirtualmachines,configureeachoperatingsystemwitha
uniquenetworkaddress.
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