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VMware Server User’s Guide
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YoucanrestricttherangeofchoicesusingtheoptionsontheAutomaticBridging
tab.
(VMnet1isthedefaultvirtualnetworkforhostonlynetworkingandVMnet8isthe
defaultvirtualnetworkforNAT,iftheyareenabledinVMware Server.)
3Toexcludeoneormorephysicalnetworkadaptersfromthelistto
whichVMnet0
canbebridged,clicktheAutomaticBridgingtab.
Toexcludeanetworkadapter,clickAddtoaddittothelistofexcludeddevices.
IntheChooseNetworkAdaptersdialogbox,selectthelistingfortheadapteryou
wanttoexclude,andclickOK.
Toremoveanadapter
fromthelistofexcludedadapters,selectitsnameinthelist,
andclickRemove.
Ifyouare usingteamednetworkadaptersonyourhost,youcanexcludethe
physicalnetworkadaptersfrombridgednetworking.Forinformationabout
teamednetworkadapters,see“ConfiguringBridgedNetworkingWhenUsing
TeamedNetworkInterfaceCards”
onpage 238.
4Todesignateaphysicalnetworkadaptertobeusedforbridgednetworkingon
virtualswitchesnamedVMnet2–VMnet7,clicktheHostVirtualNetwork
Mappingtab.
Selectanadapterfromthedropdownlistbesidethenameofthevirtualswitch
youwanttouse.
Ifyouareusingteamednetworkadapters
onyourhost,youcanselecttheteamed
networkadapterforVMnet0.
CAUTIONBecarefulwhenyouchangethebridgedadaptermappings.Ifyou
reassignaphysicalnetworkadaptertoadifferentvirtualnetwork,anyvirtual
machineusingtheoriginalnetworklosesitsnetworkconnectivitythroughthat
network.Youmustthenchangethesettingforeachaffectedvirtualmachine’s
networkadapterindividually.
Thiscanbeespeciallytroublesomeifyourhosthas
onlyonephysicalnetworkadapterandyoureassignittoaVMnetotherthan
VMnet0.EventhoughtheVMnetstillappearstobebridgedtoanautomatically
chosenadapter ,theonlyadapteritcanusehasbeenassignedtoanotherVMnet.