Advice - Multiple independent networks using vlan

[boydfields]

Hi all,

Would really appreciate some guidance.

Preface: VMware Workstation 15.5.6

I would like to run test lab networks, each one seperate from each other. For example, I may have a Windows Server 2019 VM with several Windows 10 VM's or I may have another network using Windows Server 2016 VM and several Windows 10 VM's.

Allowing them access on the network or ability to see one another would cause issues, DHCP for example would conflict with my router.

VMware Workstation virtual networking does not allow for VLAN's and only permits Bridged, NAT, and Host-only.

Only Bridged allows internet acess.  This is a must for me as I need a way to update all the virtual machines.  If they're stuck on NAT or Host Only, how do you keep your OS and apps up-to-date?

Any advice would be great.

Boyd

[scott28tt]

Set your VLAN IDs inside each of the guest OSes?

[boydfields]

Thank you for your reply.

Unfortunately there seems no way to do this.  I have checked the network adapter properties and it doesn't permit specifying a vlan.

[scott28tt]

This PowerShell command can: Set-NetAdapter​

[continuum]

> Only Bridged allows internet acess.

No - NAT also allows internet access.

> VMware Workstation virtual networking does not allow for VLAN's and only permits Bridged, NAT, and Host-only.

You can also use "guest-only" to get independant networking for VMs. - not mentioned in the documentation for unknown reasons.

T use "guest-only" select a vmnet not assigned in virtual network manager.

Then assign network-adapters as "custom" and specify an unused vmnet - for example vmnet7

[boydfields]

I'll take a look. Thank you.

[boydfields]

Sorry. I made a mistake. I use NAT for internet access.

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by:

"T use "guest-only" select a vmnet not assigned in virtual network manager.

Then assign network-adapters as "custom" and specify an unused vmnet - for example vmnet7"

[boydfields]

Does not work

Set-NetAdapter -Name "Ethernet0" -VlanID 10

Requested operation not supported on adapter

[scott28tt]

Did you run this to confirm the name of the adapter?

Get-NetAdapter -Name *

You would then substitute the name and your VLAN into this example

Set-NetAdapter -Name "Ethernet 1" -VlanID 10

[continuum]

see sanbarrow.com

look for the custom settings

[boydfields]

I appreciate your help but unfortunately I have already tried this.  Seems to be a limitation of the NIC driver VMware uses.