How to set a fixed IP address for a VMware virtual machine (graphic tutorial)

1. Select Edit → Virtual Network Editor in the menu bar to open the Virtual Network Editor dialog box, select Net network connection mode, set the subnet IP at will, click the NAT settings page, check the subnet mask and gateway, which will be used later to modify the static IP.

Note: The "Use local DHCP service..." option is not checked.

2. Check the physical host network card settings, open Network and Sharing Center → Change adapter settings →, right-click on VMware Network Adapter VMnet8, and select the Properties button to open the Properties dialog box.

Modify the IP address and fill in the same as the first step

3. Enter the virtual machine and set a fixed IP address.

Enter the following command: vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

Note: To modify network settings, you must be the root user or sudo vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

Modify as shown below

DEVICE="eth0"
BOOTPROTO="static"
HWADDR="00:0C:29:F4:7E:C9"
IPV6INIT="yes"
NM_CONTROLLED="yes"
ONBOOT="yes"
TYPE="Ethernet"
UUID="2a76c2f8-cd47-44af-936d-11559b3a498d"
IPADDR="192.168.73.100"
NETMASK="255.255.255.0"

GATEWAY="192.168.73.1"

Next, save and exit

In order for the address to take effect, you need to restart the network configuration, as shown in the following input: service network restart

The following can be connected through SecureCRT

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