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Difference between 'Custom' and 'LAN Segments' networking options in VMWare 8?

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Mar 15, 202620347 views
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For communicating between VMs, what is the difference between the 'Custom' and 'LAN Segments' networking options in VMWare 8? The documentation is not clear. Does one of them have any advantage over the other? If not, why do they exist?

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VMware uses the concept of virtual networks, often identified on the host as vmnet0-vmnet9 (there can be different numbers of vmnets depeding on which version and exact VMware product you are using). By default Workstation sets up vmnet0 as a bridge…

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