Configure Virtual Machine NIC

This is required to download macOS via recoveryOS, as well as will be the general ethernet connection in the Virtual Machine.

Using the Default Network

Select the “Add Hardware” button and choose the Network category on the left-hand side. You can now see your network source settings

For the default network you simply have to set the model depending on your target Mac OS X Installation.

For Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)+ utilize the vmxnet3 ethernet adapter model.

For older OS X Targets, utilize the Intel e1000 ethernet adapter model.

You can now continue to the next page.


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