topic Bridged Mode not Working in VMware Fusion Discussions

Bridged Mode not Working

Raj_B — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 19:17:49 GMT

I am trying to enable bridged mode on my M1 MacBook Pro host using Debian Linux as a guest. When I try connecting, my adapter of eth0 stops working and is not able configure an IP address. However, NAT works, but it is not what I want since I need to have a stable IP address.

Re: Bridged Mode not Working

Technogeezer — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:01:27 GMT

Which Debian release are you using?

Are you bridging to a WiFi network on your Mac or a wired Ethernet network?

Is the Network Adapter in the VM's sessions configured for bridging to Autodetect, WiFi or Ethernet?

Are you connecting to an access point or wired network that refuses to hand out more than 1 IP address to a MAC address?

I'm assuming you are using DHCP in your Debian VM. If you configure a static IP address instead of using DHCP in your Debian VM, can you access the network?

Are you bridging to an network that is configured as a VLAN?

Re: Bridged Mode not Working

Raj_B — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 01:13:19 GMT

Sorry for the misinformation, I am using Kali Linux 2023 (Rolling).

I am bridging to a WiFi network.

The Network Adapter is set to WiFi.

I am not sure if my access point refuses to hand out more than one IP address to a MAC address, and I can not check.

I have not changed the network setting from DHCP and do not know how to change it.

I am not sure if the WiFi I am using is configured as VLAN, and am not sure how to check.