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Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

  • 1.  Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Posted Jan 28, 2025 01:56 PM

    Hi,

    I'm using latest VMware Fusion with Mac OS sequoia on MacBook Pro M2. After upgrading or doing clean install of sequoia I'm unable to connect to guest VM. 

    I always use bridge networking with Wi-FI option selected so that I can ssh to the guest network. After upgrade and even clean install I'm unable to ssh to the guest. I see guest is perfectly fine able to connect to internet without any packet drop.  

    But from Mac I'm unable to connect. sometimes it works just for 5 min and then disconnects.

    After downgrading to macOS Sanoma everything is perfect. Is the fix coming for sequoia?



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    Snehal
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  • 2.  RE: Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Posted Jan 28, 2025 04:42 PM
    Edited by Technogeezer Jan 28, 2025 04:42 PM

    What Fusion version and what update to Sequoia are you using. I don't see this behavior on Sequoia 15.3 and Fusion 13.6.2.

    What is the operating system running in the VM?

    The first thing I would check is your macOS configuration for the Wi-Fi network you're using (System Settings > Wi-Fi). What is the Private Wi-Fi Address setting for the Wi-FI network you're connected to?

    The next thing I'd suggest is to check the IP address assigned to the VM -- espeically if you're setting the IP address using DHCP. Just to make sure that the IP address is what you think it should be. 



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    - Paul (technogeezer)
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  • 3.  RE: Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Posted Jan 28, 2025 05:07 PM
    Edited by Technogeezer Jan 28, 2025 05:07 PM

    Also when network connectivity fails, see if all the Fusion networking processes are running on the host Mac. When the VM is running In the Terminal use the following command:

    ps -ef | egrep "vmnet-natd|vmnet-dhcpd|vmnet-bridge" | grep -v egrep

    In a standard virtual network configuration, you should see one vmnet-bridge, one vmnet-natd and two vmnet-dhcpd processes. (You may see more vmnet-natd or vmnet-dhcpd processes if you've configured additional custom virtual networks)



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    - Paul (technogeezer)
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  • 4.  RE: Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Posted Jan 29, 2025 09:42 AM

    Hi,

    here are the details. Tried all versions of Mac OS sequoia (Clean install of all versions) VMware Fusion version 13.6.2

    Wifi network is 192.168.29.0/24

    my guest network is all good, able to ping default gateway and able to ping google as well. I'm unable to ping/connect (ssh) from Mac to the guest Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS.  

    snehal@Snehals-MacBook-Pro ~ % ping 192.168.29.200                                                 
    PING 192.168.29.200 (192.168.29.200): 56 data bytes
    Request timeout for icmp_seq 0
    Request timeout for icmp_seq 1
    Request timeout for icmp_seq 2
    Request timeout for icmp_seq 3
    ping: sendto: No route to host
    Request timeout for icmp_seq 4
    ^C
    --- 192.168.29.200 ping statistics ---
    6 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100.0% packet loss
    snehal@Snehals-MacBook-Pro ~ % ps -ef | egrep "vmnet-natd|vmnet-dhcpd|vmnet-bridge" | grep -v egrep
        0  3595     1   0 12:02PM ??         0:00.02 /Library/Application Support/VMware/VMware Fusion/Services/Contents/Library/vmnet-bridge
        0  3598     1   0 12:02PM ??         0:00.08 /Library/Application Support/VMware/VMware Fusion/Services/Contents/Library/vmnet-dhcpd -s 6 -cf /Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/vmnet1/dhcpd.conf -lf /var/db/vmware/vmnet-dhcpd-vmnet1.leases -pf /var/run/vmnet-dhcpd-vmnet1.pid vmnet1
        0  3603     1   0 12:02PM ??         0:00.14 /Library/Application Support/VMware/VMware Fusion/Services/Contents/Library/vmnet-natd -s 6 -m /Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/vmnet8/nat.mac -c /Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/vmnet8/nat.conf
        0  3605     1   0 12:02PM ??         0:00.06 /Library/Application Support/VMware/VMware Fusion/Services/Contents/Library/vmnet-dhcpd -s 6 -cf /Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/vmnet8/dhcpd.conf -lf /var/db/vmware/vmnet-dhcpd-vmnet8.leases -pf /var/run/vmnet-dhcpd-vmnet8.pid vmnet8
    snehal@Snehals-MacBook-Pro ~ % 
    



  • 5.  RE: Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Posted Jan 29, 2025 01:04 PM

    I have the same version of Ubuntu running in a VM on Sonoma 15.3 on a M1 Mac mini.

    Let's get a bit more information from both the Mac and the VM.

    On the Mac, run the following in the Terminal:

    ifconfig -a

    netstat -r

    vmrun listHostNetworks

    In the VM, run the following in the shell:

    ip address

    ip route



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    - Paul (technogeezer)
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  • 6.  RE: Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Posted Jan 30, 2025 09:55 AM

    Hi Paul, is everything working for you? Here is the requested output.

    snehal@Snehals-MacBook-Pro ~ % vmrun listHostNetworks
    Total host networks: 4
    INDEX  NAME         TYPE         DHCP         SUBNET           MASK
    0      vmnet0       bridged      false        empty            empty           
    1      vmnet1       hostOnly     true         172.16.145.0     255.255.255.0   
    2      vmnet2       bridged      false        empty            empty           
    8      vmnet8       nat          true         192.168.72.0     255.255.255.0   
    
    snehal@Snehals-MacBook-Pro ~ % netstat -rn
    Routing tables
    
    Internet:
    Destination        Gateway            Flags               Netif Expire
    default            192.168.29.1       UGScg                 en0       
    default            link#23            UCSIg           bridge100      !
    default            link#25            UCSIg           bridge101      !
    127                127.0.0.1          UCS                   lo0       
    127.0.0.1          127.0.0.1          UH                    lo0       
    169.254            link#14            UCS                   en0      !
    172.16.145/24      link#23            UC              bridge100      !
    172.16.145.255     ff.ff.ff.ff.ff.ff  UHLWbI          bridge100      !
    192.168.29         link#14            UCS                   en0      !
    192.168.29.1/32    link#14            UCS                   en0      !
    192.168.29.1       a8:da:c:c1:bc:cb   UHLWIir               en0   1183
    192.168.29.15/32   link#14            UCS                   en0      !
    192.168.29.15      6c:7e:67:cc:52:b2  UHLWI                 lo0       
    192.168.29.190     link#14            UHRLWI                en0      !
    192.168.29.255     ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff  UHLWbI                en0      !
    192.168.72         link#25            UC              bridge101      !
    192.168.72.255     ff.ff.ff.ff.ff.ff  UHLWbI          bridge101      !
    224.0.0/4          link#14            UmCS                  en0      !
    224.0.0.251        1:0:5e:0:0:fb      UHmLWI                en0       
    255.255.255.255/32 link#14            UCS                   en0      !
    
    snehal@Snehals-MacBook-Pro ~ % ifconfig -a
    lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
    	options=1203<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,TXSTATUS,SW_TIMESTAMP>
    	inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
    	inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 
    	inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1 
    	nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    gif0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280
    stf0: flags=0<> mtu 1280
    anpi1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	options=400<CHANNEL_IO>
    	ether 46:68:1e:28:fd:69
    	media: none
    	status: inactive
    anpi2: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	options=400<CHANNEL_IO>
    	ether 46:68:1e:28:fd:6a
    	media: none
    	status: inactive
    anpi0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	options=400<CHANNEL_IO>
    	ether 46:68:1e:28:fd:68
    	media: none
    	status: inactive
    en4: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	options=400<CHANNEL_IO>
    	ether 46:68:1e:28:fd:48
    	nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    	media: none
    	status: inactive
    en5: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	options=400<CHANNEL_IO>
    	ether 46:68:1e:28:fd:49
    	nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    	media: none
    	status: inactive
    en6: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	options=400<CHANNEL_IO>
    	ether 46:68:1e:28:fd:4a
    	nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    	media: none
    	status: inactive
    en1: flags=8963<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	options=460<TSO4,TSO6,CHANNEL_IO>
    	ether 36:5a:3d:fd:62:00
    	media: autoselect <full-duplex>
    	status: inactive
    en2: flags=8963<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	options=460<TSO4,TSO6,CHANNEL_IO>
    	ether 36:5a:3d:fd:62:04
    	media: autoselect <full-duplex>
    	status: inactive
    en3: flags=8963<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	options=460<TSO4,TSO6,CHANNEL_IO>
    	ether 36:5a:3d:fd:62:08
    	media: autoselect <full-duplex>
    	status: inactive
    ap1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	options=6460<TSO4,TSO6,CHANNEL_IO,PARTIAL_CSUM,ZEROINVERT_CSUM>
    	ether 92:26:c7:84:a1:0a
    	nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    	media: autoselect (none)
    	status: inactive
    en0: flags=8b63<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,PROMISC,ALLMULTI,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	options=6460<TSO4,TSO6,CHANNEL_IO,PARTIAL_CSUM,ZEROINVERT_CSUM>
    	ether 6c:7e:67:cc:52:b2
    	inet6 fe80::8d0:9d20:44c5:4650%en0 prefixlen 64 secured scopeid 0xe 
    	inet 192.168.29.15 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.29.255
    	nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    	media: autoselect
    	status: active
    bridge0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	options=63<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,TSO4,TSO6>
    	ether 36:5a:3d:fd:62:00
    	Configuration:
    		id 0:0:0:0:0:0 priority 0 hellotime 0 fwddelay 0
    		maxage 0 holdcnt 0 proto stp maxaddr 100 timeout 1200
    		root id 0:0:0:0:0:0 priority 0 ifcost 0 port 0
    		ipfilter disabled flags 0x0
    	member: en1 flags=3<LEARNING,DISCOVER>
    	        ifmaxaddr 0 port 10 priority 0 path cost 0
    	member: en2 flags=3<LEARNING,DISCOVER>
    	        ifmaxaddr 0 port 11 priority 0 path cost 0
    	member: en3 flags=3<LEARNING,DISCOVER>
    	        ifmaxaddr 0 port 12 priority 0 path cost 0
    	nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    	media: <unknown type>
    	status: inactive
    awdl0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	options=6460<TSO4,TSO6,CHANNEL_IO,PARTIAL_CSUM,ZEROINVERT_CSUM>
    	ether d2:72:89:e1:1e:90
    	inet6 fe80::d072:89ff:fee1:1e90%awdl0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x10 
    	nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    	media: autoselect
    	status: active
    llw0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	options=400<CHANNEL_IO>
    	ether d2:72:89:e1:1e:90
    	inet6 fe80::d072:89ff:fee1:1e90%llw0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x11 
    	nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    	media: autoselect (none)
    utun0: flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1380
    	inet6 fe80::efaf:3669:b95c:d96f%utun0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x12 
    	nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    utun1: flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	inet6 fe80::72d9:5d52:a5b9:372a%utun1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x13 
    	nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    utun2: flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 2000
    	inet6 fe80::5fc3:4bbc:85ce:666b%utun2 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x14 
    	nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    utun3: flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1000
    	inet6 fe80::ce81:b1c:bd2c:69e%utun3 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x15 
    	nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    vmenet0: flags=8963<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	ether b2:52:1c:66:32:fb
    	media: autoselect
    	status: active
    bridge100: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	options=3<RXCSUM,TXCSUM>
    	ether 6e:7e:67:cc:97:64
    	inet 172.16.145.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.145.255
    	inet6 fe80::6c7e:67ff:fecc:9764%bridge100 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x17 
    	Configuration:
    		id 0:0:0:0:0:0 priority 0 hellotime 0 fwddelay 0
    		maxage 0 holdcnt 0 proto stp maxaddr 100 timeout 1200
    		root id 0:0:0:0:0:0 priority 0 ifcost 0 port 0
    		ipfilter disabled flags 0x0
    	member: vmenet0 flags=3<LEARNING,DISCOVER>
    	        ifmaxaddr 0 port 22 priority 0 path cost 0
    	member: vmenet3 flags=3<LEARNING,DISCOVER>
    	        ifmaxaddr 0 port 27 priority 0 path cost 0
    	nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    	media: autoselect
    	status: active
    vmenet1: flags=8963<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	ether 4a:40:e1:1b:7d:2d
    	media: autoselect
    	status: active
    bridge101: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	options=3<RXCSUM,TXCSUM>
    	ether 6e:7e:67:cc:97:65
    	inet 192.168.72.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.72.255
    	inet6 fe80::6c7e:67ff:fecc:9765%bridge101 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x19 
    	Configuration:
    		id 0:0:0:0:0:0 priority 0 hellotime 0 fwddelay 0
    		maxage 0 holdcnt 0 proto stp maxaddr 100 timeout 1200
    		root id 0:0:0:0:0:0 priority 0 ifcost 0 port 0
    		ipfilter disabled flags 0x0
    	member: vmenet1 flags=3<LEARNING,DISCOVER>
    	        ifmaxaddr 0 port 24 priority 0 path cost 0
    	member: vmenet2 flags=3<LEARNING,DISCOVER>
    	        ifmaxaddr 0 port 26 priority 0 path cost 0
    	nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    	media: autoselect
    	status: active
    vmenet2: flags=8963<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	ether ca:cf:a3:60:92:80
    	media: autoselect
    	status: active
    vmenet3: flags=8963<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	ether 7e:c4:82:dc:15:4f
    	media: autoselect
    	status: active
    vmenet4: flags=8963<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	ether be:66:15:0c:33:51
    	media: autoselect
    	status: active
    bridge102: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    	options=3<RXCSUM,TXCSUM>
    	ether 6e:7e:67:cc:97:66
    	Configuration:
    		id 0:0:0:0:0:0 priority 0 hellotime 0 fwddelay 0
    		maxage 0 holdcnt 0 proto stp maxaddr 100 timeout 1200
    		root id 0:0:0:0:0:0 priority 0 ifcost 0 port 0
    		ipfilter disabled flags 0x0
    	member: en0 flags=8003<LEARNING,DISCOVER,MACNAT>
    	        ifmaxaddr 0 port 14 priority 0 path cost 0
    	member: vmenet4 flags=3<LEARNING,DISCOVER>
    	        ifmaxaddr 0 port 28 priority 0 path cost 0
    	media: autoselect
    	status: active
    utun4: flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1380
    	inet6 fe80::694d:cabd:f8e6:aaf7%utun4 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20 
    	nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    utun5: flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1380
    	inet6 fe80::9f1e:23f5:387c:ad51%utun5 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x21 
    	nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    



  • 7.  RE: Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Posted Jan 30, 2025 11:15 AM
    Edited by Technogeezer Jan 30, 2025 11:15 AM

    From the screen shot of your VM, its network interface has IP address 192.168.29.190, not .200. Try that IP address and see if you can ping from the Mac. 

    Are you using DHCP in that VM to get IP addresses? If so, it's the Wi-Fi's DHCP server that's giving you the .190 address, not Fusion. 



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    - Paul (technogeezer)
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  • 8.  RE: Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Posted Jan 30, 2025 02:00 PM

    yes, correct, its the Wifi's DHCP. The .200 IP  was configured earlier. "Bridged networking option" is not working at all no matter what I do.  I have Always used bridged networking option using routers DHCP address. 

    Today as a work around I created a new custom network VMNET3 and it's working so far. I can ssh to the guest from Mac.

    Hope it gets fixed in future release. is the same setup working for you? bridged Networking (WI-FI) with router's DHCP address?

    Custom Network screenshot.




  • 9.  RE: Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Posted Jan 30, 2025 04:26 PM

    I'm not seeing this behavior with a bridged Wi-Fi network. I can reach a VM attached to that network both locally and from another device on the same Wi-Fi network.

    It does look like your virtual network configuration may be slightly different than mine. Can you attach a copy of the /Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/networking file?

    Have you tried assigning a static address to the VM (on the same network as the bridged network)?

    On the Mac, have you tried running traceroute 192.168.72.190 ?

    What kind of Wi-Fi access point are you using? Is there anything on it that may be restricting port/IP address access (such as found in enterprise-class networking infrastructure)?



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    - Paul (technogeezer)
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  • 10.  RE: Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Posted Feb 01, 2025 10:18 AM

    Networking file, I have attached vnetlib logs as well.

    yes tried traceroute, its not reaching to the gateway as expected. 

    I noticed sometimes ping/ssh  works for minute and then stops working. I did trace route during that moment, it worked.

    Yes I have tried both static and DHCP address to VM. Even in router I configured vm's static ip along with mac address.

    Regarding router security, I would rule that out as the same settings work on Ventura and Sanoma.

    Snehals-MacBook-Pro:VMware Fusion root# cat /Library/Preferences/VMware\ Fusion/networking
    VERSION=1,0
    answer VNET_1_DHCP yes
    answer VNET_1_DHCP_CFG_HASH 28EBCAAC6EE2ECB84BBA0005311E74225AE9A0F3
    answer VNET_1_HOSTONLY_NETMASK 255.255.255.0
    answer VNET_1_HOSTONLY_SUBNET 172.16.145.0
    answer VNET_1_HOSTONLY_UUID 86CE327C-E3E1-46B3-B741-A9B8B5615E42
    answer VNET_1_VIRTUAL_ADAPTER yes
    answer VNET_3_DHCP yes
    answer VNET_3_DHCP_CFG_HASH A60C119EDBF0C4ABE4FB80C5598FF0C35630B63B
    answer VNET_3_HOSTONLY_NETMASK 255.255.255.0
    answer VNET_3_HOSTONLY_SUBNET 192.168.55.0
    answer VNET_3_HOSTONLY_UUID BA85FCC8-EA5E-406B-857F-F0A3DB7481F0
    answer VNET_3_NAT yes
    answer VNET_3_NAT_PARAM_UDP_TIMEOUT 30
    answer VNET_3_VIRTUAL_ADAPTER yes
    answer VNET_8_DHCP yes
    answer VNET_8_DHCP_CFG_HASH 625AAF45791DB76A906C9F1842680801CE25997C
    answer VNET_8_HOSTONLY_NETMASK 255.255.255.0
    answer VNET_8_HOSTONLY_SUBNET 192.168.72.0
    answer VNET_8_HOSTONLY_UUID A296DA5A-7BCD-458D-ACEA-A490CF0FA090
    answer VNET_8_NAT yes
    answer VNET_8_VIRTUAL_ADAPTER yes
    add_bridge_mapping en0 2
    remove_answer VNET_3_DHCP_CFG_HASH
    answer VNET_3_DHCP_CFG_HASH F3F9D4F528820E7621546C36C2326BA07F8606F8
    



  • 11.  RE: Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Posted Feb 01, 2025 01:08 PM

    Very strange indeed.

    The networking file is pretty much the same as mine, with the difference that I do not have the remove_answer and additional VNET_3_DHCP_CFG_HASH entry.

    Grasping at straws here:

    You wouldn't happen to be running any kind of third party networking filter or firewall (such as Little Snitch) are you? 

    @Prajakta Malla or anyone else from Broadcom - can you give us a hand with this?



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    - Paul (technogeezer)
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  • 12.  RE: Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Feb 02, 2025 10:11 PM

    Sure. We are looking into this.

    Regards




  • 13.  RE: Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Posted Feb 03, 2025 09:31 AM

    I believe vnet3 is the custom dhcp network I created from the VMware settings which allowed me to connect to the guest VM. I'm using ADguard pro but that's not an issue. I tested the same without ADguard pro as well.

    for stability I have downgraded to Ventura. if you need anymore details/logs I can reinstall Sequoia. Please let me know. Thank you.




  • 14.  RE: Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Posted Feb 03, 2025 09:31 AM

    What's the meaning of "remove answer"?

    I added same network on Ventura and I don't see "remove answer" line.

    Output from Ventura with Adguard running.
    
    snehal@Snehals-MacBook-Pro ~ % cat /Library/Preferences/VMware\ Fusion/networking
    VERSION=1,0
    answer VNET_1_DHCP yes
    answer VNET_1_DHCP_CFG_HASH 8724CA78D9C8C70716C1BB75A8668271AF4BEA74
    answer VNET_1_HOSTONLY_NETMASK 255.255.255.0
    answer VNET_1_HOSTONLY_SUBNET 192.168.33.0
    answer VNET_1_HOSTONLY_UUID 979D8C92-669E-4586-B8EF-C08CC8BDA40F
    answer VNET_1_VIRTUAL_ADAPTER yes
    answer VNET_3_DHCP yes
    answer VNET_3_HOSTONLY_NETMASK 255.255.255.0
    answer VNET_3_HOSTONLY_SUBNET 172.16.182.0
    answer VNET_3_HOSTONLY_UUID ACA00658-D8E5-4876-9030-73E869A5A1B4
    answer VNET_3_NAT yes
    answer VNET_3_NAT_PARAM_UDP_TIMEOUT 30
    answer VNET_3_VIRTUAL_ADAPTER yes
    answer VNET_8_DHCP yes
    answer VNET_8_DHCP_CFG_HASH 6D02E5E93467C13717EF7D1171B9EAE3B8F565F3
    answer VNET_8_HOSTONLY_NETMASK 255.255.255.0
    answer VNET_8_HOSTONLY_SUBNET 192.168.212.0
    answer VNET_8_HOSTONLY_UUID CBEF0C87-B5A5-4AA6-BB6F-059EB54FA9D9
    answer VNET_8_NAT yes
    answer VNET_8_VIRTUAL_ADAPTER yes
    add_bridge_mapping en0 2
    answer VNET_3_DHCP_CFG_HASH F258AF64071B8340501FC9A11FAE7E7238322AF4
    



  • 15.  RE: Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Feb 05, 2025 04:25 AM

    @Snail off, can you please share the pcap data for the below cases

    1.Initiate the pcap capture in vm (cmd: tcpdump -enni <interface> icmp -w <file>.pcap). Ping from host to guest. We just want to see if icmp packets are reaching vm.

    2.Initiate the pcap capture on host. Ping from vm to host. 

    3.Can you confirm if firewall is enabled

    4.confirm your host and guest ip

    Thanks




  • 16.  RE: Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Posted Feb 10, 2025 03:37 AM

    from inside the vm there is no issue, issue is, connecting from host (Mac OS Sequoia) to guest VM both ping/ssh. I just upgraded from Sanoma to Sequoia and my existing setup stopped working. Same setup was working before the upgrade.

    Yes, firewall is disabled.

    host IP is 192.168.29.100 and guest is 192.168.29.200

    I have attached tcpdump logs. initiated ping from host to VM.

    Please let me know if you need any other details.




  • 17.  RE: Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Feb 10, 2025 05:26 AM

    We don't see any attachment of tcpdump logs. Can you attach if not done.




  • 18.  RE: Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Posted Feb 11, 2025 05:13 AM

    I have attached the gzip.

    1 thing I noticed, I have a spare Mac on which I installed sequoia and installed VMware, as anticipated I can't ping the guest VM. When I tried from another Mac I can ping/ssh to  the guest.




  • 19.  RE: Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Feb 14, 2025 08:25 AM

    There is only one packet present in the dump and it is ICMP - Destination Unreachable. Can you confirm if the tcpdump command is executed on host or VM? 
    The host and guest IP mentioned in Reply#16 says host is 192.168.29.100 and guest is 192.168.29.200
    But in the pcap its showing 192.168.29.6 and 192.168.29.1. I guess 192.168.29.1 is the gateway IP. What is 192.168.29.6 ? 
    I think the packets are not routing properly to VM? Can you confirm this? Please initiate a tcpdump in both host and VM before starting ping and share the pcap.

    Also since the VM is able to ping from other MAC hosts and if we see, Sonoma to Sequio is the only change  made, can you please check any firewall/privacy setting enabled in the host or vm.




  • 20.  RE: Fusion network bridge issue, sequoia

    Posted Feb 14, 2025 02:16 PM

    Please don't worry about the IP, that was from another Mac with same issue. 

    tcpdump was initiated on the host not on guest. (Guest has no issue)

    On my main Mac I gave downgraded to Ventura, and same setup is working. While on spare Mac which is running Sequoia issue persists.

    I confirm firewall is disabled. Fusion working perfectly on Ventura and Sonoma. I'll capture the packets tomorrow and upload.

    Thank you.