We are hearing from a number of customers having problems with networking after they have upgraded from VMware Fusion 2 to version 3.
That makes this the perfect opportunity to highlight two KB articles that can save you if you’re in this situation:
- Troubleshooting Fusion 3 network issues in a Windows 7 virtual machine (1017565)
- No network connection after upgrading Fusion 2 and Windows XP (1016466)
The first one is specific to those of you who are having problems with a Windows 7 VM on your Mac. The second deals with changes in the network connection handling between Fusion 2 and Fusion 3 and changes in network drivers between Windows XP and later versions.
If you are running into networking issues with Fusion lately, definitely check out these two articles, they might save you a lot of time and frustration.