Issue: I'm trying to set up my VMs to run on a subnet that is different than my physical network. I also need the VMs to be able to talk to each other on that network.
Background: I've just started studying for my MCSA. I've set up 3 Windows Server VMs in VMware. They are all set with network adapters in bridge mode. This has worked fine up until now. The reason is that I want to use one of them as a DHCP server. As it stands, I don't know how to do this due to the problems outlined below.
Problems:
- I live in a house with a roommate. There is one router installed and it handles the DHCP for all devices in the house. It is my roommate's equipment so I can't really change that part of the setup much.
- Our router does not support more than one subnet, so creating a separate physical subnet is not an option.
- If I make my VM into a DHCP server with everything as it currently stands, it would conflict with the router's DHCP and mess up our network.
- My PC has an ethernet NIC on the motherboard and a wireless NIC. I'm using the wireless as my PC is all the way across the house from the router. There is no cable run. Thus I have two NICs but only one can get signal.
- I'm brand new to VMware Workstation.
Given this setup, is there any way that I can set up my VMs in their own subnet so I can do my testing without messing up the physical network? If so, what is that way? I'd appreciate any help you guys and gals could give me.