VMNAT.EXE Bug? VMWare 17.0.2 to 17.5.0 - change in network behavior

htoh — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 09:57:42 GMT

At version 17.0.2:

Host: Windows 11
Guest: Windows 10, 11
Network: DHCP -- host (VPN) -- VMWare Guest (vmxnet3 - NAT)
Behavior: Works normally, sleep, wakes, works normally

At version 17.5.0:

New Behavior: Works normally, sleep, wakes, DNS calls fail
Immediate Workaround: (vmxnet3 - bridged), but VPN is bypassed

This change in behavior occurs with VMWare Tools 12.3.0 and 12.3.5

Can anything be done to make NAT work with VPN (after sleep and wake)?

Additional Information:

What did not work: Restarting VM NAT Service
What worked: Restarting VM NAT Service after file replacement - vmnat.exe (version 17.5.0) changed to vmnat.exe (version 17.0.2)

Re: VMNAT.EXE Bug? VMWare 17.0.2 to 17.5.0 - change in network behavior

htoh — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 05:08:35 GMT

a bump up

Re: VMNAT.EXE Bug? VMWare 17.0.2 to 17.5.0 - change in network behavior

htoh — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 18:26:28 GMT

can we classify this as a VMNAT.EXE bug for fix in next version?

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VMNAT.EXE Bug? VMWare 17.0.2 to 17.5.0 - change in network behavior

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Re: VMNAT.EXE Bug? VMWare 17.0.2 to 17.5.0 - change in network behavior