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Networking Virtual Machines
VMware ACE provides virtual networking components that let you create a wide
range of configurations.
If you select the Typical setup path in the New Virtual Machine Wizard when you
create a virtual machine, the wizard sets up bridged networking for the virtual
machine. You can choose any of the common configurations — bridged networking,
network address translation (NAT) or host-only networking — by selecting the
Custom setup path. The wizard then connects the virtual machine to the appropriate
virtual network.
On a Windows host, the software needed for all networking configurations is installed
when you install VMware ACE.
The first topics in this section give you a quick look at the virtual networking
components that VMware ACE provides and show how you can use them with your
virtual machine. The rest of the section provides more detail on some networking
capabilities.
In the virtual machines you create for your end users, you are most likely to use NAT or
bridged networking with an IP address provided by a DHCP server.