Could not connect Ethernet0 to virtual network --- VMnet0 is missing

VMware Player 5.0.1 build-894247 is installed. In the virtual machine an internet connection is not provided.

Host and guest OSs: Windows 7

Log:

VNET: MACVNetPort_Connect: Ethernet0: can't open vmnet device (2) 2015-05-06T16:54:05.125+02:00| vcpu-0| I120: Msg_Post: Warning 2015-05-06T16:54:05.125+02:00| vcpu-0| I120: [msg.vnet.connectvnet] Could not connect Ethernet0 to virtual network "VMnet8". More information can be found in the vmware.log file. 2015-05-06T16:54:05.125+02:00| vcpu-0| I120: [msg.device.startdisconnected] Virtual device Ethernet0 will start disconnected. 

vnetlib -- uninstall bridge, reboot and installing was done, but it had no effect.

vmnetbridge.dll in %systemroot%\system32 and vmnetbridge.sys in %systemroot%\system32\drivers are existing.

How to resolve this?

EDIT: VMware Player 6 was installed. Now VMnet1 & 8 are existing, but VMnet0 is missing. The virtual network editor doesn't work anymore. Do you have any hint how to add VMnet0?

7 Answers

I had this issue but in Linux, and I fixed it by this command in terminal:

sudo systemctl start vmware-networks.service 

Use "Restore Defaults" in the Virtual Network Editor

sudo /usr/bin/vmware-networks --stop sudo /usr/bin/vmware-networks --start 

Wait five seconds, retry to connect with Bridge or Nat et voilà! FIXED!

I had the same log messages and my VM had no connectivity.

I solved it by opening VMware workstation (15.5.1) -> Edit -> Virtual Network editor -> Add Network... -> Network name: 8 -> NAT -> Add -> Save

Hope this helps

First check if your vmware services are running or not.

sudo systemctl status vmware-networks.service

if not then use

sudo systemctl start vmware-networks.service

after that go to Virtual Machine setting and remove the Network Adapter then add a Network Adpater again by going to Add -> Network Adpater with default settings i.e., NAT.

In my case VMware is throwing this error when docker was running in the background. I killed the docker process and restarted VMware and this reestablished the network connection with the VM.

Best solution is either reinstall the VMWare or Repair the VMWare Workstation.

Go to Run type appwiz.cpl , hit enter Go to VMWare Workstation in the programs list. Right CLick on VMWare Workstation , select change In the upcoming wizard select Repair, follow the steps

After successful repair it will ask you to restart the machine.

When you comeback hopefully everything will work fine. :)

Note : In my case it worked. :)