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Assign a specific MAC address to a virtual NIC

Hi.

Is it possible to assign the same MAC address to a virtual NIC card created in VM Player?

In other words, may I connect a VM player's VM to an exitent LAN but with the same MAC address of the host's NIC?

Thanks in advance

Ing. Cosimo Mercuro http://cosimomercuro.wordpress.com/
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I'm afraid that's not possible. Each system in a network (no matter whether it's physical, or virtual) needs its own unique address.

What you may do is to configure NAT networking for the VM. However, this may, or may not be an option depending on your use case.


André