![]() The IP address, assigned to your VM that is on the NAT network, is translated to the IP address assigned to Workstation’s physical network adaptor when the NAT’ted VM needs to communicate with the public network (which could be the local company network if you are cabled to the LAN or the Internet, let’s say if you are at a coffee shop). The default IP address range for the NAT network is 192.168.75.0 with a 255.255.255.0 (class C) subnet mask (which is completely configurable by you). With NAT, or network address translation, the virtual machine will receive an IP address from VMware Workstation’s built in DHCP server. Understanding VMware Workstation NAT Networks For example, you can change the bridged network to be a different VMnet or just delete it completely (if you do, remember that the Restore Default option is your friend because it can quickly put everything back to how it was when Workstation was installed). Keep in mind that these are all “by default” because all of this is configurable by you. Virtual network adaptors are in each VM and you can add multiple, if needed.You can create your own custom VMnet networks.The virtual DHCP server serves NAT and host-only networks.Used to manage your virtual networks, here’s what the Workstation Virtual Network Editor looks like.įigure 1: VMware Workstation 9 Virtual Network Editor ![]() Three Types Of Virtual Networks In Workstation, By Default: Here’s how the three default virtual networks break down and what “VM net” they map to. The Internet access, as described above, is accomplished with the default virtual machine network type – NAT (each of them are discussed in more detail below). VMs also need access to enterprise apps that are running on the local LAN.īy default, VMware Workstation offers 3 types of virtual networks – NAT, bridged, and host-only. After all, just like your desktop or laptop, your VMs need Internet access to browse the web or check email, for example. Typically, the most important thing you want physical network connectivity for is to connect a VM to the local LAN and then to the Internet. It’s the virtual network, as created by VMware Workstation, which connects your virtual machines to the physical network. Introduction to Virtual Networking in VMware Workstation What I’ll be focusing on in this article is how virtual networking works in VMware Workstation and what’s new related to virtual networking in Workstation version 9. Workstation has a strong snapshot manager, the greatest list of supported guest operating systems, remote virtual machine management/control with the new WSX (see my article – Managing VMware Workstation VMs Remotely with WSX), connectivity to vSphere in the datacenter for VM management and import/export and, finally, the most mature virtual networking. This is because Workstation offers the most maturity and functionality out of any of the desktop-based hypervisors. ![]() In my opinion, VMware Workstation is the premier and ideal platform for virtualizing desktops on your local Windows or Linux laptop or desktop computer.
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