Network connection mode bridged (bridging mode) on VMware virtual machines

The essence of the network connection mode bridged (bridging mode) on VMware virtual machines is that the virtual machine itself uses the host's NIC as a real physical host.

That is, in theory at this time the virtual machine and host have nothing to do, just and the host public a network card, the other is a lateral relationship.

So according to this mode to build a network, you can set up a common network mode, 1 physical hosts, the physical host has its own independent of a public address, n virtual host, each virtual host also has its own independent public network address, Then 1 physical hosts and N virtual hosts share a physical network card (or multiple).

Administrators can manage n virtual hosts on public network via the public IP of 1 physical hosts.

In this mode, only one host can be used to simulate multiple virtual hosts, and other external services (such as Web servers) are only built on the virtual host, while the physical hosts are only managed.

This mode can also be used by public servers in the local area network, of course.

Network connection mode bridged (bridging mode) on VMware virtual machines