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* [[VMware Fusion Concepts#Networking|VMWare Fusion Concepts]]
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In the default configuration, the VMs get the IP address for their network interface over DHCP, which can be configured in <tt>/Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/vmnet8/dhcpd.conf</tt>. Fusion performs the NAT so the VMs can access the host's gateway.
In the default configuration, the VMs get the IP address for their network interface over DHCP, which can be configured in <tt>/Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/vmnet8/dhcpd.conf</tt>. Fusion performs the NAT so the VMs can access the host's gateway.

Revision as of 02:44, 26 May 2017

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Overview

In the default configuration, the VMs get the IP address for their network interface over DHCP, which can be configured in /Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/vmnet8/dhcpd.conf. Fusion performs the NAT so the VMs can access the host's gateway.

This is the procedure to configure the DHCP server to serve a static address:

Configure DHCP to Serve a Static Address

Networking CLI Tool

/Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Library/vmnet-cli