User`s manual

VMware, Inc. 309
Chapter 15 Advanced Virtual Networking
Donotchangecertainsettingsinthevirtualmachine’sconfiguration(.vmx)file.If you
neveredittheconfigurationfilebyhandanddonotremovethevirtualnetwork
adapter,thesesettingsremainunchanged.Ifyoudoedittheconfigurationfilebyhand,
donotremoveorchangethefollowingoptions:
ethernet[n].generatedAddress
ethernet[n].addressType
ethernet[n].generatedAddressOffset
uuid.location
uuid.bios
ethernet[n].present
Intheseoptions,[n]isthenumberofthevirtualnetworkadapter,forexample0.
Assign the Same MAC Address to Any Virtual Machine Manually
AssigntheMACaddressmanuallyinsteadofallowingWorkstationtoassignitto
guaranteethefollowing:
 ThesameMACaddressisassignedtoagivenvirtualmachineeverytimeyou
poweriton,evenifthevirtualmachineismoved.
 AuniqueMACaddressisprovidedforeachvirtualmachinewithinanetworked
environment.
To assign the same MAC address to any virtual machine manually
1Useatexteditortoremovefromtheconfiguration(.vmx)filethethreelinesthat
beginwiththefollowing:
ethernet[n].generatedAddress
ethernet[n].addressType
ethernet[n].generatedAddressOffset
Intheseoptions,[n]isthenumberofthevirtualnetworkadapter,forexample,0.
OnaLinuxhost,avirtualmachinecreatedwithanearlierVMwareproductmight
haveaconfigurationfilewitha.cfgextension.
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OTETopreserveavirtualnetw orkadapter’sMACaddress,youmustbecarefulnot
toremovetheadapter.Ifyouremovetheadapterbutlaterre‐createit,theadapter
mightreceiveadifferentMACaddress.