As usual the brillant Ulli Hankeln found out another hack to get rid of VMware Player networking limitations (just 1 network interface):

If you want the same connectivity with VMplayer that you got with Workstation use a detailed vmx-file: Add ethernet0.present = "TRUE" ethernet0.connectionType = "custom" ethernet1.present = "TRUE" ethernet1.connectionType = "custom" ethernet2.present = "TRUE" ethernet2.connectionType = "custom" (ethernet3.present = "TRUE" ethernet3.connectionType = "custom") first and then enter the vmnets like ethernet0.vnet = "vmnet0" ethernet1.vnet = "vmnet2" ethernet2.vnet = "vmnet1" (ethernet3.vnet = "vmnet8") This will show up in the Player's GUI as connected - BUT none of the Bridged, NAT or Hostonly signs are checked. You are NOT limited to ONE bridged, or NAT or hostonly-network.

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