
Workstation User’s Manual
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Configure the DHCP Server on a Windows Host
OnaWindowshost,usethevirtualnetworkeditortoconfiguretheDHCPserver.
To configure the DHCP server on a Windows host
1 ChooseEdit>VirtualNetworkEditor.
2ClickDHCPSettingstochangesettingsfortheselectedvirtualnetwork.
3IntheDHCPSettingsdialogboxthatappears,makechangesandclickOK.
Configure the DHCP Server on a Linux Host
EditingtheDHCPserverconfigurationfilerequiresinformationthatisbestobtained
directlyfromtheDHCPserverdocumentation.Consultthedhcpd(8)and
dhcpd.conf(8)manualpages.
To configure the DHCP server on a Linux host
Toconfigurethehost‐onlyDHCPserver,edittheDHCPconfigurationfilefor
vmnet1(/etc/vmware/vmnet1/dhcp/dhcp.conf).
ToconfiguretheDHCPserverfortheNATnetwork,edittheconfigurationfilefor
vmnet8(/etc/vmware/vmnet8/dhcp/dhcp.conf).
Avoiding IP Packet Leakage in a Host-Only Network
Eachhost‐onlynetworkshouldbeconfinedtothehostmachineonwhichitissetup.
Packetsthatvirtualmachinessendonthisnetworkshouldnotleakouttoaphysical
networkattachedtothehost.Packetleakagecanoccuronlyifamachineactively
forwardspackets.
Ifyouusedi
al‐upnetworkingsupportinavirtualmachineandpacketforwardingis
enabled,host‐onlynetworktrafficmightleakoutthroughthedial‐upconnection.
To preventtheleakage,disablepacketforwardinginyourguestoperatingsystem.
<net>.254 DHCPserver 192.168.0.254
<net>.255 Broadcasting 192.168.0.255
Table 15-2. IP Address Use on a NAT Network (Continued)
Range Address Use Example
NOTETheeditsmadeinsidetheread‐onlysectionoftheDHCPconfigurationfileare
lostthenexttimeyourunthenetworkeditor.
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