How to Configure LAN Segments in VMware Workstation Pro

In this video, we will be showing you how to create and configure LAN segments so you can isolate your virtual machines on their own private network. You can think of a LAN segment as adding a virtual switch that you can then connect your VMs to.

We will also be showing you how to setup internet connection sharing (ICS) on one of the VMs using the NAT network and then configuring the other VMs to use that virtual machine for their shared internet connection.

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[jkepps]

Excellent Video!!! Thanks for the explanation and informative examples!

[emekaobi]

You really helped me understand everything I needed for networking on VMware. You are great

[dgvtkuk]

thanks for sharing, this was a realy good explanation and tip for VMachines networking.

[nickybesters]

Thanks for sharing this, very useful. I'm setting up a VMWare Lab with about 6 VMs with mostly servers so I could give them the 192.168.10.x addresses or similar but for DNS would it be best to set one of them say the DC as a local DNS server that the other machines would talk to for local name resolution and have the Google public DNS set as secondary?

[ibroadcast]

Would it be possible to setup a pfsense VM and have that doing dhcp for the VMs while they are running?

[burgundyhome]

Windows 10 Firewall settings: Turned OFF Microsoft Defender Firewall in "Public Network".
Left "Private and Domain" Networks ON.
Worked for me! ;-)

[InfinitiCyberSolutions]

This is beautiful. My question though is how do I put this VLAN segment onto a pfSense set up to route traffic and firewall rules among them? This has been my dream. Help please.

[sendlocation]

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Do you know how I can create a VLAN for the Guest VM where it can access internet but still keeping the guest vm isolated from the host and networks?

I can’t find how to do this and need help

[natkinguz]

Is this setup safe for a Malware lab setup in VM?

Since your machines are segmented from your local machines' network I figured I could use this same setup for my environment, I'm just concerned about the machines having gateway access. In a Malware lab, there is no communication between the "infected" machines so I'm wondering if this would be good for analyzing the traffic of malware.

Also is your local machine able to communicate with the VMs on the segmented VM network?

[Bestenouf]

My MacOS Monterey on VMware workstation pro 16 keeps restarting because there’s a problem. It says kernel panic. May you help please. Thank you. I have subscribed.

[jkrmx]

Hi
How can I do this same configuration, but with Linux as the primary machine? That is, the IP in the example 192.168.10.101 should be Linux instead of Windows 11 Pro, and the rest should remain as they are. Or could someone else tell me?

[davidr]

if the ping is not working try to disable the firewall

[rogersjgregory]

I doing something similar, but with 4 VMs, but they won't communicate with each other. I can't get a ping response.

[TheStoryOfMyLife.]

Sorry I have a question... instead of enabling internet sharing wasn't that enough to set the default gatway to the other 2 machines as the first machine is natted and can go out to internet so it can act as gateway.
Maybe I'm missing some technical concept. 🤔
If not...I'm thinking in order to act as I say we should add a "route add" to the first machine... right?
Thanks,
Fabio