I use a iMac connected to a Windows network.
There is a Server on which there is a Windows only accounting software server.
Every computer as a client software that will connect it.
My Mac uses Ethernet to access the physical network, Wifi to access Internet.
In Parallels I have no problem to connect my VM to the server and use my accounting client software, and browse over Internet because I need Windows only secured softwares.
I recently decided to switch to VMware because it is more faster.
But in VMware it will not work.
Bridged : I can connect internet by Wifi, but not the Network
NAT : I see the network, but can't connect it and can't browse Internet.
Both (Bridget+NAT) : I can connect internet and I can see the network and computers, but can't conenct to them !
How can I do ?
You might find some usefull info in the link below.
Dave Parsons has written a good guide to custom network settings:
There is nothing more simple ??
In Parallels, for the Network settings, it is easy to select which interface to use, no such settings under VMware ... I think I will keep Parallels only for that, because at least it works well.