
Configuring Virtual Machine 183
Device Status:
If you wish to temporarily disable network support in the virtual machine without deleting
the network adapter from configuration, clear the Enabled check box. When the Enabled
check box is selected, the options and fields for configuring the network become active.
If network adapter is enabled, you can select Connect at startup check box to start the guest
OS with network adapter connected.
Emulation:
In the Emulation group, you can select the type of network adapter to be used in your guest OS.
Select Shared networking if you want to provide Network Address Translation (NAT)
feature to your virtual machine. Your virtual machine will share whatever network
connection is used by your host computer. See Shared Networking (NAT) (page 157) to
learn how to configure this type of networking.
Bridged Ethernet networking is intended to access local network and Internet using physical
Ethernet adapter of your computer. A virtual machine is treated as a separate computer and
should be configured the same way as a real one.
If you select the Bridged Ethernet option, the drop-down list below will show a list of all
physical network adapters available on your computer. Choose one of them to connect to
your virtual adapter. See Bridged Ethernet Networking (page 157) to learn more about this
type of networking.
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