Here, there is no host connectivity and no dhcp servers. LAN Segments – This is similar to Custom network.This is not available by default and we need vmnetcfg utility to create custom networks.

Custom – This is a variation of Host only option where we can create more networks and associate with VMNet2, 3, etc.

To change the default subnet created, we need vmnetcfg utility. This is available as VMNet1 is the host machine. The difference is that only 1 network is present by default.

Host only – This is equivalent to Host only option provided by Virtualbox.

This is available as VMNet8 in the host machine and is present by default.

NAT – This is equivalent to the NAT option provided by Virtualbox.

Bridged – This is equivalent to the Bridged option provided by Virtualbox.

There were few recent scenarios where I had to use VMWare Player and in this blog, I will share some things that I learnt as part of this process. I have used Virtualbox for most of my VM needs.

Following link covers the differences between different editions. Paid versions are available as VMWare Player Pro or VMWare Workstation. VMWare Player is the Virtualization software/hypervisor provided free of charge by VMWare.

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