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Table 9‑2. Network Connection Options
Option Description
Share with my Mac If you want to connect to the Internet or other TCP/IP network using your Mac dial-
up networking connection and you are not able to give your virtual machine an IP
address on the external network, choosing this option is often the easiest way to
give the virtual machine access to that network. The virtual machine does not have
its own IP address on the external network. The virtual machine obtains a private IP
address from the VMware virtual DHCP server.
Bridged Networking items In the Bridged Networking list, you see various choices for bridging to one of the
network interfaces on your Mac, including wireless and Ethernet. Using one of
these options is often the easiest way to give your virtual machine access to a
network.
With one of these bridged networking options, the virtual machine appears as an
additional computer on the same physical Ethernet network as your Mac. The
virtual machine can use any of the services available on the network to which it is
bridged, including file servers, printers, gateways, and so on. Likewise, any
physical host or other virtual machine configured with bridged networking can use
resources of that virtual machine.
Private to my Mac When you use this type of network connection, the virtual machine is connected to
your Mac’s operating system on a virtual private network, which normally is not
visible outside your Mac. Multiple virtual machines configured with host-only
networking on the same Mac are on the same network.
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Connect and Set Up the Network Adapter on page 109
You can connect the virtual network adapter for the virtual machine and set the type of networking to
use.
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Assign a MAC Address to a Virtual Machine Manually on page 110
You can assign a MAC address manually if you need to ensure that the same MAC address is always
assigned to the virtual network adaptor for a virtual machine.
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Add a Network Adapter on page 111
You can add up to ten virtual network adapters to a virtual machine.
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Change the Network Adapter on a Remote Virtual Machine on page 111
You can enable and change the virtual network adapter for a virtual machine hosted on a remote
server. Your virtual machine will have access to multiple networks.
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Remove a Network Adapter on page 112
You can remove network adapters from your virtual machine.
Connect and Set Up the Network Adapter
You can connect the virtual network adapter for the virtual machine and set the type of networking to use.
Prerequisites
Fusion does not support bridged networking to a VPN. If you have set a VPN to have the top priority in
your Mac system preferences, lower its priority if you intend to use bridged networking with autodetect in
your virtual machine.
Procedure
1 Select Window > Virtual Machine Library.
2 Select a virtual machine in the Virtual Machine Library window and click Settings.
3 Under Removable Devices in the Settings window, click Network Adapter.
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