How to Create a Virtual Networks by Using VMware Workstation

VMware Workstation is very useful software, using in developing and testing a system which run in a real network. I will give you an example, showing how to create sophisticated virtual networks in VMware Workstation ,which can be used to test database server system. In this example, a database server connects through a firewall to an external network. An Administrator’s computer connects to the database server through a second firewall. The virtual network shows you as the following:

Four virtual machines will be created and the virtual machine settings editor will be used to adjust the settings for their virtual network adapters. The bridged adapter make virtual machine1 worked in bridged networking so that the virtual machine can connect to an external network by using the host computer’s network adapter. The Custom adapter should be added in making virtual machine1 to make virtual machine1 connect VMnet2.The adapter should also be changed to be added Custom adapter which makes virtual machine2 to make virtual machine1 connect VMnet2.The virtual machine3 should have two Custom adapters. One of them is for connecting VMnet2 and the other of them is for connecting VMnet3. The virtual machine4 only need one Custom adapter for connecting VMnet4.The IP address of each adapter need to be set correctly to make the virtual networks work perfectly!