Assign a static ip address for vmware guest

vmware static ip

VMWare runs a dhcp server as a service in windows.

To assign a static ip to a guest,

Open  -> C:\ProgramData\VMware\vmnetdhcp

Add to it. CDH3 is the guest name in the VMWare player

host CDH3 {
    hardware ethernet 00:0C:29:A9:5E:7B;
    fixed-address 192.168.220.174;
    option domain-name-servers 0.0.0.0;
    option domain-name "";
    option routers 0.0.0.0;
}