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Setup private virtual network between multiple VMs in VMWare Player

  • 1 Power of your VM (do not suspend) and edit it's MachineName.vmx:
  • 2 Replace
    ethernet0.connectionType = "nat"
    with
    ethernet0.connectionType = "pvn"
    ethernet0.pvnID = "52 dd bc d5 36 19 1b 6b-0f f1 fb 1c 4c ac 44 f7"
  • 3 LAN Segment will show up in Network Adapter in VM Settings
  • 4 Power on VM again

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