How to connect wireless network adapter to VMWare workstation?

Question

如何将无线网络适配器连接到 wmvare 工作站？（我的主机操作系统是 Win Seven Ultimate，我的来宾操作系统是 Fedora 13 和我的 VMWare 版本是 6.5.0）我在我的 Dell Vostro A860 笔记本电脑和我的无线设备上运行 win 7网络适​​配器是 Atheros。

Answer 1

Workstation doesn't have a wireless NIC type, so direct wireless hardware access is out. If you just want to access through the extant host wireless connection, bridging is your answer.

I think the only way to get a wireless NIC dedicated to the VM would be using a USB wireless NIC as a USB-passthrough device on the VM. When you have Workstation running and a USB device plugged in, it should give you an option to change whether that device is connected to the host or to the VM.

Answer 2

1. Add a local loop network in your normal PC (search google how to)
2. Click start -> type "ncpa.cpl" hit enter to open network connections.
3. While pressing Ctrl key, select both your wireless and recently created local loop network. right click on it and create the bridge.
4. Now in virtual network editor in vmware, select the network with type "Bridged" and change Bridged to option to the recently created bridge.

You will then have access to network via wifi card.

Answer 3

使用 Linux Live cd/usb 并启动它，以便能够直接连接到您的 wifi 硬件或使用 linux 作为直接访问 wifi 卡的主要操作系统，然后使用 windows 作为访客操作系统，我知道这可能不是理想的方式，但它会奏效。

Answer 4

Here is a simple way to connect with your WIFI -

1. Click on Edit from the menu section
2. Virtual Network Editor
3. Change Settings
4. Add Network
5. Select a network name
6. Select Bridged option in VMnet Information -> Bridge to : Automatic
7. Apply

That's it. You might be asked password to connect. Add it and you would be able to connect to the network.

Kind Regards,

Rahul Tilloo

Answer 5

将您的网络适配器更改为桥接连接，这将直接连接到您的计算机物理网络。

Answer 6

I also encountered a similar problem. I run Ubuntu 11.04 on VMware on a Windows 7 host OS. Virtual machines can't expose the physical wireless cards. All of that is using a virtualization layer.

Answer 7

由于计算机上只有一个 WiFi 硬件，因此无法将一个 WiFi 硬件连接到多个 WiFi 网络，如果您想这样做，我认为您必须将 WiFi 硬件映射到来宾操作系统以及您必须如何使用其他主机硬件（可能是以太网），但我确信它会以这种方式工作，因为除了 USB 之外，没有任何 VM 软件允许我们将硬件分配给来宾，您也可以获取 USB WiFI 并将其分配给 VM。