gentoo vmware networking nano howto

After install vmware workstation, we need run:

emerge --config vmware-workstation

And add service vmware to default run level:

rc-update add vmware default

To load necessary services & modules:

/etc/init.d/vmware restart

I prefer the bridge networking, which I think it is the most convenient way.

modify /etc/vmware/networking (generated by emerge --config vmware-workstation), add the below line:

add_bridge_mapping eth0 0

Restart vmware services:

/etc/init.d/vmware restart

And make sure vmware-bridge is running:

ps auxw | grep bridge

root      1234  0.0  0.0   4564   552 ?        Ss   12:36   0:00 /opt/vmware/bin/vmnet-bridge -s 6 -d /var/run/vmnet-bridge-0.pid -n 0

Then edit the virtual machine, select network as bridge mode.