The Windows 7 virtual machine fails to connect to the Internet/network and reports the error: Unidentified Network
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The Windows 7 virtual machine fails to connect to the Internet/network and reports the error: Unidentified Network

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Article ID: 319504

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Products

VMware Desktop Hypervisor

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:
  • Your Windows 7 virtual machine is unable to access the Internet or network
  • The network icon in the Windows system tray displays yellow warning symbol
  • The network type in the network and sharing panel appears as Unidentified Network


Environment

VMware Player 3.x (Linux)
VMware Workstation 8.x (Linux)
VMware Player 6.x (Linux)
VMware Fusion 5.x
VMware Workstation Pro 15.x (Linux)
VMware Player 6.x (Windows)
VMware Fusion 3.x
VMware Player 5.x (Linux)
VMware Workstation 7.x (Windows)
VMware Player 3.x (Windows )
VMware Workstation Pro 14.x (for Linux)
VMware Fusion 7.x
VMware Fusion 6.x
VMware Workstation Pro 14.x (for Windows)
VMware Workstation 11.x (for Linux)
VMware Workstation 10.x (Windows)
VMware Fusion 10.x
VMware Workstation 8.x (Windows)
VMware Workstation 10.x (Linux)
VMware Player Pro 7.x (Linux)
VMware Workstation 7.x (Linux)
VMware Fusion 8.x
VMware Workstation Pro 15.x (Windows)
VMware Workstation 9.x (Windows)
VMware Fusion 4.x
VMware Fusion Pro 8.x
VMware Workstation 9.x (Linux)
VMware Player 4.x (Windows)
VMware Workstation 11.x (for Windows)
VMware Player Pro 7.x (Windows)
VMware Fusion Pro 10.x
VMware Player 4.x (Linux)
VMware Player 5.x (Windows)

Cause

This issue occurs if the winsock protocol in the virtual machine is corrupted or not configured correctly. This prevents your virtual machine from making a network connection.
 

Resolution

To resolve this issue, reset the winsock protocol to its default settings.
 
To reset the winsock protocol in the Windows virtual machine:
  1. Open a command prompt with elevated privileges. For more information see Microsoft article Command Prompt: frequently asked questions
  2. Run this command:

    netsh winsock reset

    The command prompt indicates to restart the machine after the command completes.
     
  3. Restart the virtual machine.
  4. Open a command prompt with elevated privileges. For more information see Microsoft article Command Prompt: frequently asked questions
  5. Run this command:

    netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt
     
  6. Close the command prompt.
  7. Restart the virtual machine.


Additional Information



Windows 7 仮想マシンがインターネット/ネットワークへの接続に失敗し、次のエラーが報告される:識別されていないネットワーク