Change Automatic Bridging Settings

When automatic bridging mode is configured, you can restrict the physical network adapters that a virtual switch bridges to.

Procedure

1. Start the virtual network editor on the host system.

   Option	Description
   Windows host	Select Edit > Virtual Network Editor.
   Linux host	Select Applications > System Tools > Virtual Network Editor. The menu path might be different for your version of Linux. You can also start the network editor from the command line by using the vmware-netcfg command.

2. Select the bridged network, and click Automatic Settings.
   By default, a virtual switch bridges to all active network adapters on the host system when it is configured for automatic bridging. The choice of which adapter to use is arbitrary.
   To prevent a virtual switch from bridging to a particular physical network adapter, deselect the check box for that host network adapter.