Specifications

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VMware Server Virtual Machine Guide
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The!address!should!specify!a!valid!network!address!that!is!suitable!for!use!with!the!
subnet!mask.
The!default!subnet!mask!is!255.255.255.0!(a!classC!network).!Typically,!this!means!
you!should!modify!only!the!third!number!in!the!IP!address!!for!example,!x!in!
192.168.x.0!or!172.16.x.0.!In!general,!
you!should!not!change!the!subnet!mask.!
Certain!virtual!network!services!may!not!work!as!well!with!a!customized!subnet!
mask.
When!you!modify!the!network!address!or!subnet!mask,!VMware!Server!
automatically!updates!the!IP!address!settings!for!other!components!!such!as!
DHCP,!NAT!and!host!virtual!adapter!!
on!that!virtual!network!to!reflect!the!new!
settings.!The!specific!settings!that!are!automatically!updated!include!DHCP!lease!
range,!DHCP!server!address,!NAT!gateway!address!and!host!virtual!adapter!IP!
address.!However,!if!you!have!changed!any!of!these!settings!from!its!default!value!
!even!if!you!have!later
!changed!the!setting!back!to!the!default!!VMware!Server!
does!not!update!that!setting!automatically.!It!presumes!that!custom!settings!are!
not!to!be!modified.
Changing!DHCP!Settings
In!the!DHCP!settings!dialog!box,!you!can!change!the!range!of!IP!addresses!
provided!by!the!DHCP!server!on!a!particular!
virtual!network.!You!can!also!set!the!
duration!of!leases!provided!to!clients!on!the!virtual!network.
7When!you!have!made!all!the!changes!you!want!to!make!on!all!tabs!of!the!VMware!
Network!Editor,!click!OK.
Enabling, Disabling, Adding, and Removing Host Virtual
Adapters
When!you!install!VMware!Server,!two!network!adapters!are!added!to!the!configuration!
of!your!host!operating!system!!one!that!allows!the!host!to!connect!to!the!hostonly!
network!and!one!that!allows!the!host!to!connect!to!the!NAT!network.!