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VMware Player loses internet connectivity

Periodically, the internet simply stops working in my virtual machine, and the only way I can get it working again is to restart the host computer. Since I use the virtual machine specifically for testing web pages, this is, shall we say, a bother.

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Total answers/comments: 5
Guest [Entry]

"This happens to me too. I did the following:

I find the network adapter on the host which VMware Player is using (in Network Connections). In my case, it is named VMware Network Adapter VMnet8.
Right-click on it then select Disable. I then wait for the Guest OS to report 'cable unplugged' from its taskbar (my guest is WinXP).
Back in the host, right-click on the same adapter the select Enable. Wait for the guest taskbar no-connection icon to switch to the getting-an-ip-address animation, then after the IP address is allocated, test the connection.

My web access is restored with this method."
Guest [Entry]

"The resounding silence is impressive...

The workaround I've found is to set the connection mode to bridged, wait for it to realize it can't connect that way, then set the connection mode back to NAT. Not terribly satisfying, but better than restarting the entire computer."
Guest [Entry]

"On vmware player right clic> disconnect the network using the icon at the bottom of the window.

Go in the windows network connections, disable all connections except the one you want VMware player to use. Reconnect vmware player. Now it should work."
Guest [Entry]

"Go to Virtual Machine Settings.
Click on Network Adapter.
Click Remove.
Click Add new network adapter.

Should solve the problem."
Guest [Entry]

I have the same network connectivity problem upon first startup of the vmimage (i.e. the network appearing OK on both host and vmware image). I close down the vmware image, close down vmware, restart the router, restart vmware, restart the image, and it's back on the network.