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If you are running both VMware Player 3 and Oracle VirtualBox 4 on the same Windows computer, VMware virtual machines may fail to get a DHCP IP address when set to bridged networking, due to incompatibility between the VirtualBox Bridged Networking Driver and VMware Bridge Protocol. The workaround is to uncheck one of these drivers from the VirtualBox Host-Only network adapter properties.

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VMware

If you are running both VMware Player 3 and Oracle VirtualBox 4 on the same Windows computer, VMware virtual machines may fail to get a DHCP IP address when set to bridged networking, due to incompatibility between the VirtualBox Bridged Networking Driver and VMware Bridge Protocol. The workaround is to uncheck one of these drivers from the VirtualBox Host-Only network adapter properties.

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WORKAROUND TO TO RESOLVE A CONFLICT BETWEEN "VMWARE PLAYER", AND "ORACLE VM VIRTUALBOX" IN A "WINDOWS" HOST COMPUTER

SUMMARY:
If you are running both "VMware Player 3" and "Oracle VirtualBox 4" in the same "Windows" host computer, "VMware Player" virtual machines will usually fail to acquire a DHCP IP address when their virtual network adapters are set to "Bridged", unless you perform this simple workaround.

BASIC INFORMATION:
The "VirtualBox Bridged Networking Driver" or "VMware Bridge Protocol" are not compatible with each other. When these two drivers are both "bound" to the same virtual "VirtualBox Host-Only Adapter" of a "Windows" host computer, "VMware Player" virtual machines will usually fail to acquire a DHCP IP address when their network adapters are set to "Bridged". The simple fix is to uncheck one or both of these two conflicting "link layer" network protocols.

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE:

Step 1: Click on the Windows "Start" button of the host computer.

Step 2: Click on "Control Panel" in the "Start menu". Step 3: A "Control Panel" window will be displayed.

Step 4: Double-click on "Network and Sharing Center".

Step 5: Double-click on "Change adapter settings":

Step 6: Perform a right click on the "VirtualBox Host-Only Network" adapter:

Step 7: Click on "Properties" in the pop-up context menu:

Step 8: A "..Properties" box will be displayed:

Step 9: "VirtualBox Bridged Networking Driver" or "VMware Bridge Protocol" are not compatible with each other. Remove the checkmark from one or the other:

Step 10: Click on the "OK" button of the "..Properties" box:

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