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Alex153
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WIFI Connection

Cannot connect vMware 17 to WiFi. Hv looked on serach engines but never can make it.This is really an issue and disturbing my day-to-day work activities.Pls give me a simple (idiot proof) step-by-step to solve this issue. Tks!!

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RDPetruska
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Do you mean that your VM guest is not able to get a network connection when your host is connected via WiFi, or that you are trying to directly connect via WiFi inside your VM?

Host OS?  Guest OS?

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Alex153
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Tks!! It's when I'm trying to directly connect via WiFi inside my VM. If my laptop is connected via LAN (cable), it does connect. If connection of Laptop is WiFi, it does not connect. Rgds!!

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louyo
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Works here... I added Network vmnet2 (bridged) in virtual network editor and connected it to my USB WiFi adapter. Made the appropriate setting in the VM's network adapter (custom/vmnet2). 

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