36 | | * For "Attached to" select "Bridged Adapter". (This may not work on all wifi networks. If the network is not available in the virtual machine, shut it down and change this to NAT.) |
37 | | * Under that, for "Name", select the appropriate network interface, e.g. wireless if that's what you're using. (Keep this setting in mind -- you may need to change it if you sometimes use a wired network, and sometimes wireless.) |
| 36 | * For "Attached to", you have an option: |
| 37 | * NAT will work in all cases, so is the default. It does not support using your VM as a server to be accessed from other machines. |
| 38 | * "Bridged Adapter" will generally work with a wired Internet connection, but may not work on all WiFi networks |
| 39 | * When in doubt, chose NAT. If you try Bridged and the network is not available in the virtual machine, shut it down and change this to NAT. (The first symptom of no network may be an error in automated update checking.) |
| 40 | * For "Name", select the appropriate network interface, e.g. wireless if that's what you're using. (Keep this setting in mind -- you may need to change it if you sometimes use a wired network, and sometimes wireless.) |