How do I network VMs in Fusion?

Domo · 7 Jul 2014 at 18:32

Hi,
As the title suggests really. I've cloned a bunch of machines, and I already have a domain controller - but how do I get them to see each other and create a virtual network?

Cheers

marc2003 · 8 Jul 2014 at 09:41

set the virtual machines to use bridged networking. doing that means you can now treat each VM as if they were a real pc on your network. the primary DNS on each VM needs to be set to the IP of the domain controller which i'm sure you know. if you have a DHCP server then even better as you won't have to configure each client.

Domo · 9 Jul 2014 at 00:22

It is DHCP. Thanks for the tip on using bridged networking. Will this mean I lose my connection to the Internet from the existing domain controller? I'm just being lazy in asking now! I'll give it a go.

Thanks for your help

marc2003 · 9 Jul 2014 at 05:30

so long as the default gateway setting on the domain controller and all other machines (real or virtual) is set to the IP address of your router, the internet should work as normal.

swain90 · 15 Jul 2014 at 12:27

If your VM's have been cloned (if they're Windows XP) you will probably run into issues with SIDs. What you will probably find is that your PC's might not be able to talk to each other properly, e.g. accessing shares.

If you're running XP I would recommend using the NewSid utility or if you're using Vista & Above I'd try running SSysPrep.