Adding and removing virtual network adapters

Adding and removing virtual network adapters

You can install as many as four network adapters on a virtual machine. The virtual machine must be turned off before you can add or remove a network adapter.

You can configure each network adapter to use one of the network connections described in the following table. When you configure a network adapter, the list of available connections will display the names assigned to the virtual networks and not the names listed in the following table.

Network connection	Description
Not connected	No connection is specified for the network adapter.
Internal	Connects the virtual machine to a virtual network that is available only to other virtual machines. This type of network is isolated from the external network of the physical computer.
External	Connects the virtual machine to the external network through the network adapter of the physical computer.
Microsoft Loopback Adapter	Connects the virtual machine to a virtual network that provides networking between the guest operating system and host operating system.

For instructions, see Add or remove a virtual network adapter.

Note

Virtual Server supports an unlimited number of virtual networks. For more information about using and managing the virtual networks, see Setting Up Virtual Networks.