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In order to activate by accessing the Internet, the easiest option would be to not use NAT but bridge option.
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In order to activate by accessing the Internet, the easiest option would be to not use NAT but bridge option.

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Using the VMware Virtual Network Editor did the trick.<br />
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Thanks
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Using the VMware Virtual Network Editor did the trick.

Thanks

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Hello,<br />
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I am trying to configure NAT'ing on a Windows 2012 R2 VM in my VMware Workstation host so I can get to the internet and activate the OS. &nbsp;When I get to choosing a NIC for NAT'ing, the public one is grayed out? &nbsp;This is my first time doing this, so bear with me. &nbsp;I am trying to create a virtual environment for studying. &nbsp;I am doing this on my company workstation logged in as a domain admin. &nbsp;Any help would be greatly appreciated.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Mike
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Hello,

I am trying to configure NAT'ing on a Windows 2012 R2 VM in my VMware Workstation host so I can get to the internet and activate the OS.  When I get to choosing a NIC for NAT'ing, the public one is grayed out?  This is my first time doing this, so bear with me.  I am trying to create a virtual environment for studying.  I am doing this on my company workstation logged in as a domain admin.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Mike

Configuring NAT on Server 2012 R2

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Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.

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