Workstation User’s Manual
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Change Subnet or DHCP Settings on a Windows Host
Tochangethesubnetsettings,configurethesubnetmask.Thedefaultsubnetmaskis
255.255.255.0(aClassCaddress).Typically,thismeansyoushouldmodifyonlythe
thirdnumberintheIPaddress,forexample,xin192.168.x.0or198.16.x.0.Ingeneral,
donotchangethesubnetmask.Certainvirtualnetworkserv
icesmightnotworkaswell
withacustomizedsubnetmask.
To change subnet or DHCP settings on a Windows host
1 ChooseEdit>VirtualNetworkEditor.
2 ChangethesubnetIPaddressintheSubnetIPfieldandmodifythesubnetmask
intheSubnetmaskfield.
Theaddressshouldspecifyavalidnetworkaddressthatissuitableforusewiththe
su
bnetmask.
3ClickOK.
4IntheDHCPsettingsdialogbox,youcanchangetherangeofIPaddresses
providedbytheWorkstationDHCPserveronaparticularvirtualnetwork.
YoucanalsosetthedurationofDHCPleasesprovidedtoclientsonthevirtual
network.
5ClickOK.
Change Subnet or DHCP Settings on a Linux Host
NATandhost‐onlynetworktypescanhavesettingsforsubnetIP.Youcanusethe
virtualnetworkeditortochangesubnetsettingsforavirtualnetworkonaLinuxhost.
YoucanalsousethevirtualnetworkeditortospecifythatalocalDHCPservice
distributesIPaddressestovirtualmachines.Tochang
eDHCPsettingsfurthe
r,editthe
dhcp.conffile.See“ConfiguretheDHCPServeronaLinuxHost”onpage 306.
To change subnet or DHCP settings on a Linux host
1OntheLinuxhost,dooneofthefollowing:
Fromthedesktop,chooseApplications>SystemTools>VirtualNetwork
Configuration,ortheequivalentmenupathforyourversionofLinux.
Openaterminalwindowandenterthefollowingcommand:
/usr/bin/vmware-netcfg
2Whenprompted,entertheadministratorpassword.
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