Note: I did not know what to use for the hwtype and bootfile args, so I just followed the example from the manpage and it worked. The vmnet8 file was what I previously used in Catalina to specify fixed IP numbers, with "host" declarations therein. ![]() This IP number is in the upper half of the class C 172.16.20.x, as specified in the /Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/vmnet8 file. # bootptab file for Big Sur and VMWare Fusion 12.1 to get fixed IPs workingīlorg.local 1 00:0c:29:28:25:f7 172.16.20.251 bootĪfter installing this file and rebooting my Centos vmware host, I properly got the 172.16.20.251 IP number I wanted for host "blorg". If you purchased VMware Fusion 12 Pro from the VMware online store : or an authorized VMware partner on or after October 15th, 2022, you will automatically receive your new VMware Fusion 13 Pro license key (s) via email after the General Availability of Fusion 13 Pro. In my case, for a Centos 8 vmware host named "blorg", I created the following file: The file /etc/bootptab does not exist in "Bug" Sur and its creation will not affect your Mac's ability to boot up. Also, read the manpage for bootptab first. Create the file /etc/bootptab on your Mac via a terminal sudo/root login. ![]() I found a solution to this mess at the bottom ofīut I will post it here too. And any hints where Fusion currently stores its master settings for vmnet8 nat.conf and nf are also welcome! My current workaround is to configure IP statically inside the guest and not use DHCP. It seems Fusion on Big Sur is currently in a rather shaky state (at least NAT/DHCP). When I shutdown Fusion, edit e.g. /Library/Preferences/VMware\ Fusion/vmnet8/nf and the restart Fusion, my changes are gone and the config file has been overwritten (I have no clue where the data is saved that is used to overwrite the config files). I tried to manually override some of the configuration files, like assign a different IP for the DNS server. Thus network in the guest is quite broken (using plain IP works, but no name resolution is possible). What's worse: This is the address DHCP assigns for DNS (but the NAT host/gateway that also provides DNS is on. But still, no luck getting any valid address via DHCP for my guest. Additionally, in /var/db/vmware/vmnet-dhcpd-vmnet8.leases the MAC of my guest is explicitly mentioned and associated with an address like .134. ![]() ![]() The config in /Library/Preferences/VMware\ Fusion/vmnet8/nf explicitly defines a range between. Even without a fixed address, my Windows guest always gets a .2 address via vmnet8.
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