Option
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Description
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Bridged Networking
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Your virtual machine is configured with defaults that create a separate unique identity on the network, as if it was a separate unrelated machine to its host. Refer to Bridged Networking.
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Network Address Translation (NAT)
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Your virtual machine is configured with defaults that share the IP and MAC addresses of the host. The virtual machine and the host appear with one network identity that is not discernible to the outside.
This can be useful when you are allowed a single IP address or MAC address by your network administrator. NAT is also useful to configure one virtual machine for handing http requests, and another virtual machine to handle ftp requests, both running off the same IP address or domain. Refer to Network Address Translation (NAT) for more information.
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Host Only
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Your virtual machine is configured with defaults that allow network access to its host and no other machine. This can be useful when you want a secure virtual machine that is not generally available, but still connected.Refer to Host Only Networking for more information.
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Custom
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Manually configure your virtual machine network connection
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