It works. I run Linux VMs configured with bridges (brctl) on their network interfaces. I then run emulators in those Linux VMs that generate network traffic with MAC and IP addresses different from their host Linux VMs.
I configure all my VMs to use VMware bridged networking.
Mac mini (M2 Pro/32GB/2TB), Intel NUC10i5FNH w/ESXi 7.0,
iPhone 14 Pro Max (256GB), iPad Pro 12.9" (5th gen, M1/16GB/1TB)
40mm Watch Series 6 (Titanium), TV 4K (3rd gen), TV 4K (1st gen)
