Assigning a fixed IP to a VMware virtual machine running under Windows 7 and NAT

The virtual machine has an Oracle server installed, each time VMware restarts or resume to assign a new IP address, so you have to modify the client configuration under Windows, so you need to find a way to secure the IP address.

The DHCP service can give a "fixed" IP based on the MAC address when the client requests the IP.

First step: Modify the DHCP server configuration file:

In the C:\ProgramData\VMware under the vmnetdhcp.conf, add the following line at the end:

Host thel6_64 {
Hardware Ethernet 00:0c:29:08:c5:7f;
Fixed-address 192.168.189.129;
}

host Specifies the hostname, the name can be specified arbitrarily. Hardware Ethernet Specifies the ethernet0.generatedaddress in the virtual machine file (*.vmx file). Fixed-address Specify the address that you want, and note that the address should be within the scope assigned by the DHCP server. The scope of its allocation can be seen in vmnetdhcp.conf:

# Virtual Ethernet Segment 8
# Added at 04/25/14 09:16:48
Subnet 192.168.189.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
Range192.168.189.128 192.168.189.254;# Default allows up to VM ' s
Option broadcast-address 192.168.189.255;
Option Domain-name-servers 192.168.189.2;
Option Domain-name "Localdomain";
Option Netbios-name-servers 192.168.189.2;
Option routers 192.168.189.2;
Default-lease-time 1800;
Max-lease-time 7200;
}
Host VMnet8 {
Hardware Ethernet 00:50:56:c0:00:08;
Fixed-address 192.168.189.1;
Option domain-name-servers 0.0.0.0;
Option Domain-name "";
Option routers 0.0.0.0;
}
# End

Step Two: Restart the DHCP service

Step Three: Restart the virtual machine to assign to the specified IP.