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MaxDrown
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‎09-23-2017 12:08 PM

Shared Folders is Breaking Networking

Enabling and using Shared Folders is breaking the VM's networking briefly. For example, when I am connected to a VPN, I get disconnected from the VPN when I browse to my shared folders. I have uninstalled and reinstalled VMWare Workstation Pro 12.5.7 build 5813279, but the problem persists. My host is Windows 10. My VM are Windows 7 and Windows 10. The problem persists whether I am using NAT or Bridged networking.

I cannot figure out how to fix this. Any help would be appreciated.

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MaxDrown
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‎09-26-2017 08:29 AM

*bump*

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Immortal
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‎09-26-2017 09:45 AM

If you want a reliable way to exchange files with host and guest use standard Windows filesharing.
Shared folders may be convenient but they are not a reliable solution and every new WS-release fixes some bugs but comes with new ones.


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MaxDrown
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‎09-27-2017 12:51 PM

It's actually not the file sharing itself that I'm trying to fix, it's the networking issue. The networking seems to be "bouncing" which is especially noticeable when I access files on the host using any method.

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