{"id":7457,"date":"2021-08-16T22:36:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T20:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/?p=7457"},"modified":"2021-08-28T15:54:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T13:54:53","slug":"how-to-connect-vmware-workstation-vms-to-the-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/how-to-connect-vmware-workstation-vms-to-the-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"How to connect VMware Workstation VMs to the Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time-approximately:<\/span> 5<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

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Learn how to configure VMware Workstation virtual networks, including connecting guest virtual machines to the Internet, use the Virtual Network Editor and more.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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By David Davis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VMware Workstation offers many possibilities for how to connect to the internet in VMware and configure virtual networking — you can bridge VMs to the Internet, connect VMs to the Internet via NAT, create private connections or use a host-only virtual network. Each method has its own particular use, which depends largely on your security configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VMware Workstation makes the ideal desktop application for a self-contained lab testing environment on your desktop or laptop. With Workstation, you can create multiple private networks, connect VMs to a host, bridge networks to a LAN and use Network Address Translation protocol (NAT) to connect those networks to a LAN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The configurability of VMware Workstation’s virtual networks makes Workstation powerful. But this same virtual networking flexibility can also make Workstation a challenge to configure. Although creating a new VM in Workstation is simple, configuring the virtual network poses issues. To ease such virtual network configuration burdens, you can give your VM guests Internet access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virtual Network Editor<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the features that makes Workstation’s virtual networking so configurable — and complex — is the Virtual Network Editor. This tool enables you to configure each of the different types of the Workstation networking options and work with the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and NAT Workstation services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can use the tool to create various lab scenarios and modify many network settings. Virtual Network Editor enables you to add and remove virtual networks and create custom virtual networking configurations as well as apply networking changes across an entire infrastructure. You can also use Virtual Network Editor to restore a network to its default settings in the event of an emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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