Specifications

Administration Guide
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! vmnet!adapter!–!Connects!the!virtual!machine!to!an!internal!network!of!other!
virtual!machines.!All!the!virtual!machines!on!this!computer!connected!to!a!
particular!vmnet!are!on!the!same!network.!
For!this!network!connection,!choose!between!the!vlance!driver,!which!installs!
automatically,!and!the!vmxnet!driver,!which!provides!better
!network!performance.!The!
difference!in!network!performance!is!most!noticeable!if!the!virtual!machine!is!
connected!to!a!Gigabit!Ethernet!card.!
After!the!virtual!machine!is!created,!use!this!tab!to!assign!additional!network!adapters!
to!the!virtual!machine.!
To!determine!which!network!adapter!is!associated!with!a!device!name,!
use!the!service!
console’s!findnic!command.!See!“VMkernel!Network!Card!Locator”!on!page 314.!
To configure the virtual machine’s virtual network adapter
1In!the!Hardware!tab,!under!Network!Adapter,!click!Edit.
The!Network!Adapter!dialog!box!appears.
2In!the!Network!Connection!list,!select!the!virtual!network!device!that!you!want!
the!virtual!machine!to!use.
3In!the!Virtual!Device!list,
!select!either!the!vlance!or!vmxnet!driver.
4Click!OK!to!save!your!changes!and!close!the!window.
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OTE If!you!use!vmxnet!in!a!Windows!or!Linux!virtual!machine,!the!virtual!network!device!
is!not!visible!to!the!guest!operating!system!until!you!install!VMware!Tools.!See!“To!
Install!VMware!Tools!in!a!Linux!Guest”!on!page 47.!