
A virtual machine and other virtual machines configured for bridging networking can transparently use all the services and resources available on the network. In this case, the virtual machine is regarded as an additional computer on the same physical network as the host system. When configuring a bridged network, the virtual machine uses the physical network adapters in the host system to connect to the network. Then just select the desired virtual network adapter and change the settings. Click on "Virtual Machine Settings" and then select "Hardware". In the section "Player", select the "Control" tab. These settings determine when the virtual network adapter is connected to the virtual machine and must be changed as follows: The VMware network adapter settings are available when the virtual network adapter is connected to the virtual machine. Let’s take a closer look to variety of simple NIC settings This is achieved by requiring the guest operating system to provide a dedicated programming interface for virtualized environments. The Pair Virtualized network adapter (virtio-net) greatly improves network performance.The Intel PRO / 1000 MT server is suitable for importing OVF templates from other platforms.The Intel PRO / 1000 T server is more suitable for Windows XP, as it recognizes this adapter without installing additional drivers.


Newer versions of Windows (Windows 7, 8 and 10) do not contain a built-in driver for this adapter, so this type of adapter is not used in them. AMD PCnet-PCI II is used in older Windows versions (e.g., Windows 2000).
