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Jumbo frames let you send larger frames out onto the physical network. For built-in networks,
jumbo frames can be configured in the Share with my Mac and Private to my Mac tabs.
Prerequisites
n Verify that you have a Fusion Pro license.
n Verify that you know the administrator password.
n on MacOS Big Sur hosts, the jumbo frame feature is not available for built-in NAT and private
networks. Only bridged networking is supported when jumbo frame is enabled on the host.
Procedure
1 Select VMware Fusion > Preferences and click Network.
2 Click the lock icon, enter the administrator password, and click OK.
3 Select Share with my Mac.
4 Select Custom from the MTU drop-down menu and enter a value between 72 and 9194 bytes
in the text box and Click Apply.
5 Select Private to my Mac.
6 Select Custom from the MTU drop-down menu and enter a value between 72 bytes and 9194
bytes in the text box and Click Apply.
Results
Jumbo frame is enabled for built-in networks.
What to do next
Note To enable jumbo frames on Mac OS Big Sur host, the network adapter must support jumbo
frames. To enable this feature perform the following steps:
1 Navigate to System Preferences > Network > Advanced > Hardware.
2 Change Configure to Manually and choose Jumbo (9000) in the MTU drop-down.
Enable Dictation
Dictation allows you to use your voice instead of typing. You must enable Dictation in Fusion to
use it with guest operating systems.
Procedure
1 Select VMware Fusion > Preferences and click Keyboard & Mouse.
2 Select a profile to use from the Keyboard & Mouse Profile drop-down menu.
3 Click Mac Host Shortcuts to go to the Mac Host Shortcuts pane.
4 Make note of how your virtual machine maps the Command key to the Windows key.
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