On a Mac, using VMWare Fusion is close to a must in the business world, due to all the VPN vendors that do not support Mac OSX natively.
What I experienced in the past is that after a while of using the VMWare, you notice that your internet connection gets cut off. Restarting the VM doesn’t help either nor disabling/enabling the network adapter.
This is because the DNS/NAT service of VMWare Fusion stopped working.
Simply restart the service and you are back up. Here’s the how:
1. Open a Terminal
2. Type in the following command:
sudo /Library/Application\ Support/VMware\ Fusion/./boot.sh –restart
3. Enter your admin password and hit enter
4. Go into your VM and disconnect / connect the NAT adapter connection.
5. You’re back online !
I tried the open terminal you suggested, but, when I enter my admin password it doesn’t work? I’ve never used any other, any suggestions. I’ve had the vmware and don’t use it often, but do need it for a few work related items, like Publisher!
Thanks for any direction Karen
What version of VMWare are you using?
After you entered your admin password it should look something like this:
VMware Fusion 232708: Shutting down VMware Fusion:
Stopped DHCP service on vmnet1
Disabled hostonly virtual adapter on vmnet1
Stopped DHCP service on vmnet8
Stopped NAT service on vmnet8
Disabled hostonly virtual adapter on vmnet8
Stopped all configured services on all networks