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Set Up Bridged Networking

WindowsandLinuxhostscanusebridgednetworkingtoconnecttowiredandwireless

networks.

To set up bridged networking

Dooneofthefollowing:

 Foranewvirtualmachine,chooseFile>New>VirtualMachine>Custom

(advanced)andselectUsebridgednetworkingintheNewVirtualMachine

wizard.

 Foranexistingvirtualmachine,chooseVM>Settings.

aOntheHardwaretabselectNetworkAdapter.

bIntheNetworkconnectionsectionselectBridged:Connecteddirectlytothe

physicalnetwork.

c (Optional)SelectReplicatephysicalnetworkconnectionstateifyouusethe

virtualmachineonalaptoporothermobiledevice.

Asyoumovefromonewiredorwirelessnetw

orktoanot

her,theIPaddressis

automaticallyrenewed.

Setup Requirements for IP Addresses

Ifyouusebridgednetworking,yourvirtualmachinemusthaveitsownidentityonthe

network.Forexample,onaTCP/IPnetwork,thevirtualmachineneedsitsown

IP address.YournetworkadministratorcantellyouwhetherIPaddressesareavailable

foryourvirtualmachineandwhichnetworkingsettingsyoushoulduseinth

eguest

operatingsystem.Generally,yourguestoperatingsystem canacquireanIPaddress

andothernetworkdetailsautomaticallyfromaDHCPserver,oryoumightneedtoset

theIPaddressandotherdetailsmanuallyintheguestoperatingsystem.

Ifyouusebridgednetworking,thevirtualmachineisafullpa

rticipantinthenetw

ork.

Ithasaccesstoothermachinesonthenetworkandothermachinesonthenetworkcan

contactitasifitwereaphysicalcomputeronthenetwork.

Userswhobootmultipleoperatingsystemsoftenassignthesameaddresstoall

systems,becausetheyassumethatonlyoneo

peratingsy

stemwillberunningatatime.

OTEIfthehostcomputerissetuptobootmultipleoperatingsystemsandyourun

oneormoreoftheminvirtualmachines,configureeachoperatingsystemwitha

uniquenetworkaddress.

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