Vmware Player 6 Vmnetcfg.exe
Karri Weston
While the player installation doesn't contain vmnetcfg.exe anymore, there's a file called vmnetui.dll present in the installation folder of your VMWare Player. To bring up the UI of the network config, do this:
I have VMware Workstation 15 Player installed on Windows 10 (64-bit). When I attempt to launch (double click) on C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\vmnetcfg.exe, a window pops up with the following error:
I'm looking to see if my org. installed it incorrectly. I checked the build for vmnetcfg.exe and it is the 12.5.5!?! vmplayer.exe is 15.5.1. So now I am trying to locate vmnetcfg.exe that is for VMware Workstation 15 Player. Perhaps 12.5.5 is the correct build, or perhaps we need a newer one.
Download vmnetcfg.exe here free of cost for both VMware player 4 and VMware player 5. The vmnetcfg.exe file is the Virtual Network Editor for VMware player. It is not copied to the installation folder by default and needs to be manually copied to the folder from the temporary folder. Read the article Components of VMware Network for instructions on how to do this.
Problem: you are running a virtual machine using VMware Workstation Player and want to change the network settings of the VMware network adaptors such as VMnet1 and VMnet8, but you are unable to find a way to do this. This can be done using the Virtual Network Editor (vmnetcfg.exe). However, this utility is only available in VMware Workstation Pro. Despite this, it is possible to use Virtual Network Editor with VMware Workstation Player. The details on how to do this, in Windows, are discussed below:
Note: when updating VMware Workstation Player, Virtual Network Editor will need to be updated manually by repeating steps 2 to 5 otherwise you may experience errors when running vmnetcfg.exe.
Hi,
Facing the same issue with VMware Player (Workstation) 16.
I downloaded Workstation 16, extracted the .exe then looked into the core.cab.
There was only the vmnetcfg.exe file and no signe of _vmnetcfglib.dll (or I was too tired to found it).
So I copied vmnetcfg.exe to the vmware program folder and tried it and it still works great. ?
For newer versions there is no need to install Workstation PRO, just download the installer, execute the installer with /x option, this will unpack file to %temp% folder, search there for the most recent folder, open VMwareWorkstation.msi with 7-zip or similar programs, open or extract Workstation.cab and extract vmnetcfg.exe from there. Now just copy the file to your VMWare Player folder.
Hello,
I would like to let you know that for vmware version 12.1.0 build-3272444 as of December 2015, the exe you provide does not work. I did the full method of downloading the pro version, installing, and getting the said file. With this new version I could use the utility.
Thanks!
I am running vmplayer 3.1.0 on Ubuntu. The host machine has four ethernet adapters that are configured to run on four different subnets. I need to run four VMs each with a single ethernet adapter bridged onto a specific one of the physical ethernet adapters. Does anyone know how to do this? Am I simply exceeding the capabilities of vmplayer and have to go to one of the other vmware products, if so, which one.
This can be done in player, but it requires a bit of work and is probably unsupported. Here are the instructions for doing this in Windows, there is likely a better way to do it in Ubuntu, but I can't test it right now.
Not sure how to do this in player, or if you even can, but I know Oracle Virtualbox does it very easy and it's free as well. It basically is the same as VMPlayer, you are able to create new VMs, etc, but you can also create snapshots with Virtualbox.
Virtual Network Editor Application files, such as vmnetcfg.exe, are considered a type of Win32 EXE (Executable application) file. They are associated with the EXE file extension, developed by VMware for VMware Workstation.
This article discusses complete file details, EXE file troubleshooting instructions for problems with vmnetcfg.exe, and a comprehensive set of free downloads for every file version that has been catalogued by our team.
Runtime errors are VMware Workstation errors that occur during "runtime". Runtime is pretty self-explanatory; it means that these EXE errors are triggered when vmnetcfg.exe is attempted to be loaded either when VMware Workstation is starting up, or in some cases already running. Runtime errors are the most common form of EXE error you will encounter using VMware Workstation.
In most cases, vmnetcfg.exe runtime errors occurring while the program is running will result in the program terminating abnormally. Most of these vmnetcfg.exe error messages mean that VMware Workstation was either unable to locate this file on startup, or the file is corrupt, resulting in a prematurely-aborted startup process. Generally, VMware Workstation will be unable to start without resolving these errors.
Finding the source of the vmnetcfg.exe error is key to properly resolving these errors. Although most of these EXE errors affecting vmnetcfg.exe will happen during startup, occasionally you will encounter a runtime error while using VMware Workstation. This can occur due to poor programming on behalf of VMware, Inc., conflicts with other software or 3rd-party plug-ins, or caused by damaged and outdated hardware. Also, these types of vmnetcfg.exe errors can occur if it has been accidentally moved, deleted, or corrupted by a malware infection. Thus, it's critical to make sure your anti-virus is kept up-to-date and scanning regularly.
If you're encountering one of the error messages above, follow these troubleshooting steps to resolve your vmnetcfg.exe issue. These troubleshooting steps are listed in the recommended order of execution.
When the first two steps haven't solved your issue, it might be a good idea to run Windows Update. Many vmnetcfg.exe error messages that are encountered can be contributed to an outdated Windows Operating System. To run Windows Update, please follow these easy steps:
If none of the previous three troubleshooting steps have resolved your issue, you can try a more aggressive approach (Note: Not recommended for amateur PC users) by downloading and replacing your appropriate vmnetcfg.exe file version. We maintain a comprehensive database of 100% malware-free vmnetcfg.exe files for every applicable version of VMware Workstation. Please follow the steps below to download and properly replace you file:
GEEK TIP : We must emphasize that reinstalling Windows will be a very time-consuming and advanced task to resolve vmnetcfg.exe problems. To avoid data loss, you must be sure that you have backed-up all of your important documents, pictures, software installers, and other personal data before beginning the process. If you are not currently backing up your data, you need to do so immediately.
CAUTION : We strongly advise against downloading and copying vmnetcfg.exe to your appropriate Windows system directory. VMware typically does not release VMware Workstation EXE files for download because they are bundled together inside of a software installer. The installer's task is to ensure that all correct verifications have been made before installing and placing vmnetcfg.exe and all other EXE files for VMware Workstation. An incorrectly installed EXE file may create system instability and could cause your program or operating system to stop functioning altogether. Proceed with caution.
This situation won't show up neither when I use vbox instead of vmware nor on a windows hosting system .
I doubt the problem is the iptables settings between enp3s0(my physical network card connecting to the internet) and vmnet8, but I am not familiar with it.
Any suggestion?
My laptop is a Surface Pro 3 on Windows 10. I am using WMware Player 12 to run the Cloudera QuickStart 5.5 as a single node virtual machine. In the Network Adapter settings of the VM player, I tried both Brigded, NAT and Custom. I even used vmnetcfg.exe to add vmnet0.
You can then delete the folder containing the extracted contents as we have no further use of them. Next, browse to your VMware Player folder and open up the vmnetcfg.exe tool. You then want to select VMnet0 as this is the default bridged virtual network interface used by VMware player. Ensure Bridged is checked and in the drop down menu select your wireless network card.
what do you think is the best vmware for windows to use for GNS3? Is it the free vmware player? (I have the vmnet config all ready to for this!) or the vmware workstation that is free only for 30 days and just call vmware to reset it?
I m running Win7 as host with vmware 7.0.1, I Have Installed Windows server 2008 server entreprise as virtual machine, But when I try to setup static IP adress for the server there is no connectivity between the Workstation and server W2k8 (Win7 and w2k8) I thought it is NAT problem, I spent an entire day find out the problem. I find some clues but its only on vmware 6.5 not same interface with Vmware 7.0.1. Please help.
Thank you.
I just repost this, I have corrected some error ?
The Virtual Network Editor (vmnetcfg.exe) is not extracted during the installation and it is really needed if you want to mess around with the virtual network settings on the host OS.
It is a problem if you have different network adapters installed, like eg Bluetooth, WiFi, Hamachi etc
Change to the subfolder and find the file network.cab, open it in eg Izarch and extract vmnetcfg.exe to the vmware player installation folder. You can also create a shortcut in your list of program files if needed
Use the "vmnetcfg.exe" Windows VMware Player "Virtual Network Editor" found in the top level directory where the VMware Player was installed to perform the physical to virtual network adapter mapping. Each mapping will be associated with a "Bridged" connection type.
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