Re: Network adapter question
I use bridged on all of my VM's, but NAT would work just as well. This setting changes how the VM connects to your local network not the internet. The only difference between the two is the IP address you will have on your local intranet. With bridged the VM will have a different local IP, with NAT the VM will share the host computer's local IP. For example if you used NAT and your host PC's local IP is 192.168.0.1, the VM will have a local IP of 192.168.0.1 also. If you used bridged and your host PC's local IP is 192.168.0.1, you VM's local IP would be something different (most likely 192.168.0.2).
You can use either of the two. Just remember that your local IP IS NOT the same as your public IP. Even if you used bridged and gave your VM a new local IP, it would still share the public IP of the host computer. So, you would still need to take care of changing your IP regardless of which option your choose.
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