How to set static IP address to a guest OS on VMWare fusion mac

  • Get guest OS virtual machine’s mac address (for eg: OEL73-x64bit)
  • sudo vi /Library/Preferences/VMware\ Fusion/vmnet8/dhcpd.conf
####### VMNET DHCP Configuration. End of "DO NOT MODIFY SECTION" #######
 host OEL73-x64bit {
   hardware ethernet 00:0C:29:A3:AA:95;
   fixed-address 172.16.23.195;
 }
  • Restart Fusion
  • Start Guest OS

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