Getting a VMnet0 error in VMWare workstation after updating host computer from Windows 8 to 8.1
You can fix it right from your VMware workstation.
- Go to the Edit menu
- Select Virtual Network Editor
- Select "Restore Default"
It will take a few minutes but after that it will work fine.
What I discovered is the VMware Bridge Protocol had been removed during my upgrade to 8.1 and has to be re-installed:
On Windows host machines, reinstall the VMware Bridge Protocol:
In Windows Vista/7
- Click Start → Control Panel → Network and Internet → View Network status and tasks → Change adapter settings.
- Right-click any network adapter icon and click Properties.
- Select VMware Bridge Protocol and click Uninstall.
- Click Install.
- Select Service and click Add.
- Select VMware Bridge Protocol and click OK.
Those instructions ask you to uninstall the VMware Bridge Protocol, but in my case, the Bridge Protocol wasn't there to install. However, when I installed it and checked the protocol box, and then chose bridged connection on my VM I was able to connect to the internet again.
I also turned on network sharing for the VMware virtual nics within Windows.
I did the repair (not from Program install/change but using original install file).
Once Repair was complete, I powered up guest system. After a couple of minutes, I got 'Set network connection' pop-up without clicking on anything, I selected Home network, it asked me what I would want to share - I checked/selected everything, it then came back with a password for the homegroup which I saved, in case I need it. That's it. My internet access came back. I did the same procedure for all 4 of my guest systems and restored by internet in them.
BTW, I already had VMWARE bridge protocol on my Host's network adapter and my guest OS had it on automatic - So I did not tweak anything there, but it did not fix my internet issue. So I followed the repair route as somebody had suggested here.