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alberto_l
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‎09-06-2023 02:01 AM

VM Workstation Player with 10GigEth ethernet adapter card

Hello everybody! I have an issue that I'm working on since a few time ago and I couldn't find a solution.

I have tried to use a virtual machine (VM Workstation Player) with windows 10 intalled in it to use a 10GigEth ethernet adapter card that I have connected to the host. In the options of the virtual ethernet card that VMWare create inside the virtual machine, I can't see the 10 Gbps option, we only have 1.0 Gbps option.
Can I use a 10GigEth ethernet adapter card with this Software? If so, how can I do it?

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CallistoJag
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‎09-06-2023 02:16 AM

Not sure Player supports 10Gbps directly attached. If you set up a bridged network to your host and use the 10gbs this way it should work.
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RDPetruska
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‎09-06-2023 05:00 AM

Realize that the guest VM uses an emulated network card, and therefore the speed label is merely that - a label.  All network traffic is performed by the CPU, and is not speed limited by whatever physical NIC you have being used.

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