Configuring Bridged Networking Options on a Windows Host

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Configuring Bridged Networking Options on a Windows Host

Note: The virtual network editor is not available on a Linux host. Use the virtual network editor to configure bridged networking. You can View and change the settings for bridged networking on your host Determine which network adapters on your host to use for bridged networking Map specific network adapters to specific virtual networks, called VMnets Note: The changes you make to bridged networking affect all virtual machines using bridged networking on the host.

Configuring VMnet0 Bridged Networking

1. Choose Edit > Virtual Network Settings. The virtual network editor appears, with the Summary tab active.

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By default, the VMnet0 virtual network is set up in bridged mode and bridges to one of the active Ethernet adapters on the host computer. 2. Click the Automatic Bridging tab. 3. Check the box for Automatically choose an available physical adapter.

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On host systems with more than one physical Ethernet adapter installed, the choice of which adapter Workstation uses is arbitrary. If you want to place restrictions on the choice, see the following section, Excluding a Host Ethernet Adapter from VMnet0 Bridged Networking (ws_net_configurations_changing_bridged_windows.html#wp1128871) . 4. Click OK to save your changes and close the virtual network editor.

Excluding a Host Ethernet Adapter from VMnet0 Bridged Networking

You can exclude a host Ethernet adapter from the list of adapters Workstation uses for automatic bridged networking on VMnet0. To exclude one or more physical Ethernet adapters: 1. Choose Edit > Virtual Network Settings. 2. Click the Automatic Bridging tab. 3. Click Add to put the physical adapter in the list of excluded devices.

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4. In the Add Excluded Adapters dialog box, select the listing for the adapter you want to exclude, then click OK.

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