https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Fusion-Discussions/Loss-of-network-connectivity-in-bridged-mode-on-sleep-Fusion-Big/m-p/2875969#M176252 <P>Help! I have had network connectivity problems since&nbsp; I upgraded to 12.2 (on Big Sur 11.6).</P><P>I only run Ubuntu 18.04 LTR guests.</P><P>Internet sharing simply does not work, guest does not "see" the interface. After googling I found out that this is a Mac OS issue, and Bridged Networking is the way to go. So current configuration is&nbsp; bridged networking, physically wired to the router (no WiFi).</P><P>Even then, in order to actually activate the connection after a reboot and login, I need to run "sudo dhclient -v -r ens33; sudo dhclient -v ens33". This gets me online as long as the mac doesn't go to sleep for inactivity. When it does, the connection freezes, and even issuing the same commands does not help.</P><P>I have found a workaround to wake it up: Settings -&gt; Network Adapter , and then I toggle the Bridged Networking mode, from "Autodetect" to "USB 10/100/1000 LAN", or viceversa, whichever was active when the mac when to sleep. This brings the guest back online.</P><P>Needless to say, this is a drag. Is this a known bug? Is there a better workaround to keep the connection from dropping on sleep?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:15:32 GMT calimeropulcino 2021-11-03T05:15:32Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Fusion-Discussions/Loss-of-network-connectivity-in-bridged-mode-on-sleep-Fusion-Big/m-p/2875969#M176252 <P>Help! I have had network connectivity problems since&nbsp; I upgraded to 12.2 (on Big Sur 11.6).</P><P>I only run Ubuntu 18.04 LTR guests.</P><P>Internet sharing simply does not work, guest does not "see" the interface. After googling I found out that this is a Mac OS issue, and Bridged Networking is the way to go. So current configuration is&nbsp; bridged networking, physically wired to the router (no WiFi).</P><P>Even then, in order to actually activate the connection after a reboot and login, I need to run "sudo dhclient -v -r ens33; sudo dhclient -v ens33". This gets me online as long as the mac doesn't go to sleep for inactivity. When it does, the connection freezes, and even issuing the same commands does not help.</P><P>I have found a workaround to wake it up: Settings -&gt; Network Adapter , and then I toggle the Bridged Networking mode, from "Autodetect" to "USB 10/100/1000 LAN", or viceversa, whichever was active when the mac when to sleep. This brings the guest back online.</P><P>Needless to say, this is a drag. Is this a known bug? Is there a better workaround to keep the connection from dropping on sleep?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:15:32 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Fusion-Discussions/Loss-of-network-connectivity-in-bridged-mode-on-sleep-Fusion-Big/m-p/2875969#M176252 calimeropulcino 2021-11-03T05:15:32Z