Download vmnetcfg.exe here free of cost for both VMware player 4 and VMware player 5. The vmnetcfg.exe file is the Virtual Network Editor for VMware player. It is not copied to the installation folder by default and needs to be manually copied to the folder from the temporary folder. Read the article Components of VMware Network for instructions on how to do this.

For your convenience I’ve uploaded the file vmnetcfg.exe here. Download, unzip and copy it to your VMware player installation directory. Execute it and start editing your Virtual Network

Download vmnetcfg.exe (1.20 MB)

Update (11-Oct-2011):- You may receive the following error when trying to open vmnetcfg.exe – “The program can’t start because sigc-2.0.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem” This is because you’re using an older version of vmnetcfg with a new version of VMware Player, I’ve uploaded the latest vmnetcfg.exe please download it again if you downloaded vmnetcfg.exe from this blog BEFORE 11th October 2011.

Update (21-Feb-2013):- The following is the vmnetcfg.exe file for VMware Player version 5.

Download vmnetcfg for VMware Player 5 (1.14 MB)

The previously uploaded file is for VMware Player versions of 4 and below, use the file which works well with your VMware player.