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Disabling the VMware NAT Service on the Host Computer (2002)
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Solution
Follow the steps shown below for your host operating system. On a Windows host, you can choose to disable the service completely or to set it to start only when you start it manually.
Windows 2000
- Click Start, then choose Settings>Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Services.
- Scroll down and select VMware NAT Service.
- Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
- Click the Stop button.
- In the Startup type list, select Disable or Manual.
- Click OK.
Windows XP Home
- Click Start, then choose Settings>Control Panel.
- Click Performance and Maintenance.
- Click Administrative Tools.
- Double-click Services.
- Scroll down and select VMware NAT Service.
- Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
- Click the Stop button.
- In the Startup type list, select Disable or Manual.
- Click OK.
Windows XP Professional or Windows Server 2003
- Click Start, then choose Settings>Control Panel.
- Click Administrative Tools.
- Click Services
- Double-click Services.
- Scroll down and select VMware NAT Service.
- Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
- Click the Stop button.
- In the Startup type list, select Disable or Manual.
- Click OK.
Linux
- As root, rerun the configuration script.
vmware-config.pl - Deselect NAT for all virtual networks. By default, NAT is
selected for vmnet8. The screen prompts and your responses should
look similar to those in the following example:
Would you like to skip networking setup and keep your old settings as they are?
(yes/no) [yes]no
Do you want networking for your virtual machines? (yes/no/help) [yes]yes
Would you prefer to modify your existing networking configuration using the
wizard or the editor? (wizard/editor/help) [editor]wizard
The following bridged networks have been defined:
. vmnet0 is bridged to eth0
Do you wish to configure another bridged network? (yes/no) [no]
Do you want to be able to use NAT networking in your virtual machines? (yes/no)
[yes]no
Removing a NAT network for vmnet8.
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