VMWare Fusion 5 DHCP Assigned Static IP...

In order to have DHCP assigned Static IP addresses on a Fusion 5 Virtual machine you need to modify the following file:

/Library/Preferences/VMware\ Fusion/vmnet8/dhcpd.conf

The contents of the file should look like this:

To add a reserved IP you will need the hostname and mac address of your host.

Under the section "DO NOT MODIFY SECTION" add the following:

host <YOURHOSTNAME> {
hardware ethernet <YOUR MAC ADDRESS>;
fixed-address <THE IP TO ASSIGN>;
}

It should look something like this:

My hostname is kingpin.

My MAC Address is 00:0C:29:70:0D:4B.

The IP I want to assign is 172.16.137.100

Worth noting, when choosing an IP to assign it must be from the subnet specified further up in the file and not be from the range.

For example, in my config file in the "DO NOT MODIFY SECTION" I have:

subnet 172.16.137.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {

 range 172.16.137.128 172.16.137.254;

option broadcast-address 172.16.137.255;

option domain-name-servers 172.16.137.2;

option domain-name localdomain;

default-lease-time 1800;                # default is 30 minutes

max-lease-time 7200;                    # default is 2 hours

option netbios-name-servers 172.16.137.2;

option routers 172.16.137.2;
}

I have to choose an IP that is within the 172.16.137.0/24 range and is not being used in the current DHCP scope.

172.16.137.1 and 172.137.137.2 are used by VMWare and the IP's from 172.16.137.128 - 172.16.137.254 are reserved in the DHCP scope.

That leaves me with any IP from 172.16.137.3 - 172.16.137.127.

I chose 172.16.137.100 as it is easy to remember and I can start counting up from there.

Simples!