workstation:
Ethernet Card
1 Up to 10 virtual Ethernet cards.
2 AMD PCnet-PCI II compatible.
3 For 64-bit guests: Intel Pro/1000 MT Server Adapter compatible.
Virtual Networking
1 Support for 10 virtual Ethernet switches on Microsoft Windows host operating systems. Support for 255 virtual Ethernet switches on Linux hosts. Three switches are configured by default for bridged, host-only, and NAT networking.
2 Support for most Ethernet-based protocols, including TCP/IP, NetBEUI, Microsoft Networking, Samba, Novell NetWare, and Network File System.
3 Built-in NAT supports client software using TCP/IP, FTP, DNS, HTTP, and Telnet, including VPN support for PPTP over NAT.
From:
http://pubs.vmware.com/ws7_ace26/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm?context=ws_user&file=intro_sysreqs_ws.html
Ethernet Card
1 Up to 10 virtual Ethernet cards.
2 AMD PCnet-PCI II compatible.
3 For 64-bit guests: Intel Pro/1000 MT Server Adapter compatible.
Virtual Networking
1 Support for 10 virtual Ethernet switches on Microsoft Windows host operating systems. Support for 255 virtual Ethernet switches on Linux hosts. Three switches are configured by default for bridged, host-only, and NAT networking.
2 Support for most Ethernet-based protocols, including TCP/IP, NetBEUI, Microsoft Networking, Samba, Novell NetWare, and Network File System.
3 Built-in NAT supports client software using TCP/IP, FTP, DNS, HTTP, and Telnet, including VPN support for PPTP over NAT.
From:
http://pubs.vmware.com/ws7_ace26/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm?context=ws_user&file=intro_sysreqs_ws.html