VMWARE Workstation Pro 16 Network Issues

[Martyndwn]

Hi,

I am running a Windows 10 VM on a Windows 10 host PC for PLC programming. I communicate to the PLC network through a USB-C to ethernet adapter. Occasionally, the communications drop out, if this happens the only way I can re-establish comms, is to shutdown the VM and restore defaults in the virtual network editor, as this can happens a few times each day, it can be very frustrating.

When this happens I cannot ping the host either, until the defaults are restored and the VM re-started.

I am using the bridged connection in the VM.

Can anyone help with this?

Thank you

[continuum]

Sounds like you misconfigured the bridged VMnet to use "autodetect".
Autodetect only works for hosts with a single regular network-card.
So make sure you set vmnet0 bridged to the USB-C adapter.

To workaround the shutdown VM .... procedure try to simply restart the vmnetbridge service.

Ulli

[Martyndwn]

Thank you,

How do I do that?

in the drop down menu to bridge to there is only automatic, wifi and bluetooth.

Regards

[continuum]

Please show the options in the dropdown

[Martyndwn]

The attached shows the options.

I have the USB-C adapter plugged in, but it is not connected to a network.

Thank you

[continuum]

Is the Intel Wifi 6 the device you want ?
Then select it for vmnet0 or create a second bridged vmnet2.

Ulli

[Martyndwn]

Is the wifi 6 device the laptop wifi adapter and used to connect via ethernet? If so then yes.

Regards

[continuum]

... and ?

[Martyndwn]

Hi,

When the USB-C adapter is plugged into the network, it shows up in the dropdown menu.

I have selected this with vmnet0, the connection drops out occasionally, but with this selected I do not have to restart the VM andreset the defaults, it connects automatically.

You've been a great help, thank you very much.