- Get the VM's virtual MAC address
Open the VM’s Settings and select “Network Adapter”. Then expand the “Advanced options” section at the bottom and copy the MAC address that you see there. Note: if the VM is powered on, the MAC address box will be greyed out.
- Modify dhcpd.conf
Edit (sudo)
/Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/vmnet8/dhcpd.conf
After where it says End of "DO NOT MODIFY SECTION" enter the following lines:host MyVM { hardware ethernet xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx; fixed-address 192.168.xxx.xxx; }