diff --git a/gns3server/compute/builtin/nodes/nat.py b/gns3server/compute/builtin/nodes/nat.py
index 1efd22fd..a8919039 100644
--- a/gns3server/compute/builtin/nodes/nat.py
+++ b/gns3server/compute/builtin/nodes/nat.py
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ class Nat(Cloud):
                 raise NodeError("virbr0 is missing. You need to install libvirt")
             interface = "virbr0"
         else:
-            if "vmnet8" not in [interface["name"] for interface in gns3server.utils.interfaces.interfaces()]:
+            names = filter(lambda x: 'vmnet8' in x.lower(),
+                           [interface["name"] for interface in gns3server.utils.interfaces.interfaces()])
+            if not len(list(names)):
                 raise NodeError("vmnet8 is missing. You need to install VMware or use the NAT node on GNS3 VM")
             interface = "vmnet8"
 
diff --git a/tests/compute/builtin/nodes/test_nat.py b/tests/compute/builtin/nodes/test_nat.py
index 8924c95a..c864f936 100644
--- a/tests/compute/builtin/nodes/test_nat.py
+++ b/tests/compute/builtin/nodes/test_nat.py
@@ -59,3 +59,23 @@ def test_json_darwin(darwin_platform, project):
             }
         ]
     }
+
+
+def test_json_windows_with_full_name_of_interface(windows_platform, project):
+    with patch("gns3server.utils.interfaces.interfaces", return_value=[
+            {"name": "VMware Network Adapter VMnet8", "special": True, "type": "ethernet"}]):
+        nat = Nat("nat1", str(uuid.uuid4()), project, MagicMock())
+    assert nat.__json__() == {
+        "name": "nat1",
+        "node_id": nat.id,
+        "project_id": project.id,
+        "status": "started",
+        "ports_mapping": [
+            {
+                "interface": "vmnet8",
+                "name": "nat0",
+                "port_number": 0,
+                "type": "ethernet"
+            }
+        ]
+    }
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