
Workstation User’s Manual
298 VMware, Inc.
Designate a Physical Network Adapter to Bridge to Custom Virtual
Switches
Beforeyouchangethebridgedadaptermappings,checkwhichvirtualnetworkthe
physicalnetworkadapterisgoingtobeassignedto.
To designate a physical network adapter to bridge to custom virtual switches
1 ChooseEdit>VirtualNetworkEditor.
2 ChooseanadapterfromtheBridgedtodrop‐downmenu.
Youcancreateacustombridgednetworkonvirtual switchesVMnet2toVMnet7.
OnWi
ndows,youcanalsouseVMnet9.OnLinux,youcanalsousevmnet10
throughvmnet255.
3ClickOK.
Configure vmnet0 Automatic Bridged Networking on a Linux
Host
Bydefault,vmnet0issettouseautomaticbridgingmodeandbridgestooneofthe
activenetworkadaptersonthehostcomputer.
To configure vmnet0 automatic bridged networking on a Linux host
1OntheLinuxhost,dooneofthefollowing:
Fromthedesktop,
Openaterminalwindowandenterthefollowingcommand:
/usr/bin/vmware-netcfg
2Whenprompted,entertheadministratorpassword.
3Ifthetableinthenetworkeditordoesnotdisplayarowforvmnet0,click
Add NetworkandcompletetheAddVirtualNetworkdialogbox.
CAUTIONIfyoureassignaphysicalnetworkadaptertoadifferentvirtualnetwork,any
virtualmachinethatisusingtheoriginalnetworklosesitsnetworkconnectivity
throughthatnetwork.Youmustthenchangethesettingforeachaffectedvirtual
machine’snetworkadapterindividually.
Thiscanbeespeciallytroublesomeifyourhosthasonlyon
ephysicalnetworkadapter
andyoureassignittoaVMnetotherthanVMnet0.Inthiscase,eventhoughtheVMnet
stillappearstobebridgedtoanautomaticallychosenadapter,theonlyadapteritcan
usewasassignedtoanotherVMnet.
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