![]() ![]() Host Only – connect directly to a private network, shared with the host and any other virtual machines that have this option selected.Many times, this is the easiest way to connect a VM to the LAN. Bridged – connect directly to the physical (or wireless) network.The benefit to this is that no more IP addresses are used for the virtual machines (as they are sharing the host’s IP address). ![]() That IP is then NAT’ed between that private IP virtual network and your local LAN. NAT – with the network address translation option, a VMware Fusion DHCP server will give your VM a DHCP private IP address.These multiple private networks would be used by lab environments, let’s say, that have overlapping networks (or use the same network).įusion really offers only 3 networks. Thus, there’s no way to create multiple, perhaps overlapping, private networks. Fusion doesn’t have a way to create more than one private network (which would have to be shared by all virtual machines that are on that network). With the virtual networks editor, you can create numerous networks that are private and would be used by virtual machines running in Workstation. This tool is found in Workstation for Windows. Understanding Virtual Networks in VMware FusionĮverything was going great in Fusion until I realized that a tool was missing – the Virtual Network Editor. I would recommend going with a quad core CPU (as fast as possible), 16GB of RAM, and a SSD flash drive to get consistent I/O, no matter the demand put on the storage. Of course, your performance will vary based on the amount of CPU, memory, and disk I/O performance your desktop or laptop offers. Fusion does a great job of running it but my laptop could use some more horsepower to run more than 1-2 virtual machines without impacting host application performance. I have used Fusion to run my personal Windows applications (like Outlook and the VMware vSphere Client) on my Mac, in Unity mode, and I have used Fusion to run even virtual ESXi 5. In fact, from an aesthetic point of view, Fusion is far superior to Workstation. Fusion is sleek and impressive, like you would expect from a Mac OS X app. My Experience with Fusion 4Īfter being a longtime Workstation user, I’ve been trying to use Fusion 4 now for the last 2 months and have enjoyed it. Fusion is similar to VMware Workstation in many ways, however there are also numerous features on Workstation, that you would expect to find in Fusion, but they just aren’t there. In Scott Lowe’s new article VMware Fusion 4: Top to Bottom, Scott covers all the latest features of Fusion 4 including: new HW version, improved graphics, VM encryption, how to pause a VM, Mac OS dock integration, application menu, mission control, and running Mac OS X Lion in a VM. ![]()
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