To enable networking:
Bridged networking means a virtual machine appears
just like any other computer on the local Ethernet
network. You need to configure operating system support for
the virtual network adapter and then either assign a fixed
network address or enable use of dynamic address assignment
(DHCP) . Consult your network administrator to obtain a
network address.
If the host machine is set up to boot multiple
operating systems and you run one or more of them
simultaneously in virtual machines, you must
configure each operating system with a unique network
address.
Host-only networking means a virtual machine can communicate with the host operating system and other virtual machines that also use host-only networking. It cannot communicate with any systems off the host machine without the use of a proxy server. If host-only networking is enabled at the time VMware Workstation is installed, a virtual Ethernet network adapter is added on the host. The IP address for this adapter, and hence the network number to use for the virtual network, is automatically selected as an unused private IP network number. The command
/sbin/ifconfig vmnet1shows which IP addresses are used for the private network.
Custom networking allows the virtual machine to configure a network adapter in a user-specified way.
For more information on networking a virtual machine see our Web site.