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LAN Segment Requirements
There are requirements for virtual machines connecting to a LAN segment.
NIC - Network Interface Card
A hardware PC must have a NIC for each physical network connection. In the same manner, a virtual machine must be configured with a virtual network card for each LAN segment it interacts with. To connect a virtual machine to multiple LAN segments simultaneously, you must configure that virtual machine with multiple NICs.
LAN Segment IP Addresses
Network clients must have an IP address for TCP/IP networking. Unlike host networking, LAN segments have no DHCP server provided automatically by VMware Workstation. Therefore you must manually configure IP addressing for team virtual machines on a LAN segment. There are two basic choices:
  • DHCP — Configure a DHCP server on your LAN segment to allocate IP addresses to your virtual machines.
  • Static IP — Configure a fixed IP address for each virtual machine on the LAN segment.
  • Note: If you added an existing virtual machine to a team, it may be configured to expect an IP address from a DHCP server. With a virtual LAN segment, there is no automatic DHCP server. You must provide a DHCP server on the LAN segment, or else you must reconfigure a static IP address for the added/existing virtual machine.
    See Configuring a Virtual Network if you are unfamiliar with these concepts.


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