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Commandline-guide to virtual network settings and more ...


sorry this is Windows only.

Just starting this table ...

vnetlib.exe is included in Workstation, VMserver and VMplayer installs.

net.exe Windows-builtin

devcon.exe is a command-line device manager tool from Microsoft.

drv_ctl.exe is a tool available here


vnetlib.exe commandline

 

change settings of vmnet8

 

start /wait vnetlib.exe -- stop nat
start /wait vnetlib.exe -- stop dhcp
start /wait vnetlib.exe -- set vnet vmnet8 mask 255.255.255.0
start /wait vnetlib.exe -- set vnet vmnet8 addr 10.11.12.0
start /wait vnetlib.exe -- update dhcp vmnet8
start /wait vnetlib.exe -- update nat vmnet8
start /wait vnetlib.exe -- update adapter vmnet8
start /wait vnetlib.exe -- start dhcp
start /wait vnetlib.exe -- start nat

 

change settings of vmnet1


start /wait vnetlib.exe -- stop dhcp
start /wait vnetlib.exe -- set vnet vmnet1 mask 255.255.255.0
start /wait vnetlib.exe -- set vnet vmnet1 addr 10.11.13.0
start /wait vnetlib.exe -- update dhcp vmnet1
start /wait vnetlib.exe -- update adapter vmnet1
start /wait vnetlib.exe -- start dhcp

 

remove vmnet*

 

start /wait vnetlib.exe -- remove adapter vmnet*

 

backup current vmnet-settings

 

start /wait vnetlib.exe -- export backup-file-name

 

restore vmnet-settings from a backup

 

start /wait vnetlib.exe -- import backup-file-name

net.exe  

 

start/stop vmx86

net start vmx86
net stop vmx86

 

start/stop VMAuthdService

net start VMAuthdService
net stop VMAuthdService

 

start/stop VMAuthdService

net start VMnetAdapter
net stop VMnetAdapter

 

start/stop VMnetBridge

net start VMnetBridge
net stop VMnetBridge

 

start/stop VMnetuserif

net start VMnetuserif
net stop VMnetuserif

 

start/stop VMnetAdapter

net start VMnetAdapter
net stop VMnetAdapter

 

start/stop "vmware registration service"

net start "vmware registration service"
net stop "vmware registration service"

 

start/stop vmserverdWin32

net start vmserverdWin32
net stop vmserverdWin32

 

start/stop hcmon

net start hcmon
net stop hcmon

 

start/stop VMnetDHCP

net start VMnetDHCP
net stop VMnetDHCP

 

start/stop "VMware NAT Service"

net start "VMware NAT Service"
net stop "VMware NAT Service"

 

start/stop vmparport

net start vmparport
net stop vmparport

 

start/stop vmount2

net start vmount2
net stop vmount2

 

start/stop vstor2-p2v30

net start vstor2-p2v30
net stop vstor2-p2v30

 

start/stop vstor2-ws60

net start vstor2-ws60
net stop vstor2-ws60

 

start/stop VMware VirtualCenter Server service

net start vpxd
net stop vpxd

devcon.exe  

 

temporarily disable/enable vmnet1

 

devcon.exe disable @root\vmware\0000
devcon.exe enable @root\vmware\0000

 

temporarily disable/enable vmnet8

 

devcon.exe disable @root\vmware\0001
devcon.exe enable @root\vmware\0001

   


drv_ctl.exe commandline
   
installing vmx86 to a non-default location

 

drv_ctl.exe --inst-noautostart vmx86 "R:\vm\vmware\vmx86.sys"
net start vmx86

   
   



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