Support for NAT connection with cloud for VMware VMs. Fixes #322.

gns3server/handlers/api/vmware_handler.py

@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class VMwareHandler:
         vmware_manager = VMware.instance()
         vm = vmware_manager.get_vm(request.match_info["vm_id"], project_id=request.match_info["project_id"])
         nio_type = request.json["type"]
-        if nio_type not in ("nio_udp", "nio_vmnet"):
+        if nio_type not in ("nio_udp", "nio_vmnet", "nio_nat"):
             raise HTTPConflict(text="NIO of type {} is not supported".format(nio_type))
         nio = vmware_manager.create_nio(None, request.json)
         yield from vm.adapter_add_nio_binding(int(request.match_info["adapter_number"]), nio)

gns3server/modules/vmware/vmware_vm.py

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from gns3server.utils.asyncio import wait_for_file_creation
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from .vmware_error import VMwareError
 from ..nios.nio_udp import NIOUDP
+from ..nios.nio_nat import NIONAT
 from .nio_vmnet import NIOVMNET
 from ..adapters.ethernet_adapter import EthernetAdapter
 from ..base_vm import BaseVM
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ class VMwareVM(BaseVM):
                 vnet = "ethernet{}.vnet".format(adapter_number)
                 if vnet in self._vmx_pairs:
                     vmnet = os.path.basename(self._vmx_pairs[vnet])
-                    if self.manager.is_managed_vmnet(vmnet):
+                    if self.manager.is_managed_vmnet(vmnet) or vmnet == "vmnet0":
                         # vmnet already managed, try to allocate a new one
                         allocate_vmnet = True
                 else:
@@ -799,9 +800,14 @@ class VMwareVM(BaseVM):
                                                                                                     adapter_number=adapter_number))
 
         self._read_vmx_file()
-        # check if trying to connect to a nat, bridged or host-only adapter
+        if isinstance(nio, NIONAT):
-        if self._ethernet_adapters[adapter_number].get_nio(0) and not self._use_any_adapter:
+            if self._started:
-            if self._get_vmx_setting("ethernet{}.present".format(adapter_number), "TRUE"):
+                raise VMwareError("Sorry, adding a link to NAT for a started VMware VM is not supported")
+            self._vmx_pairs["ethernet{}.connectiontype".format(adapter_number)] = "nat"
+            self._write_vmx_file()
+        else:
+            # check if trying to connect to a nat, bridged or host-only adapter
+            if not self._use_any_adapter and self._get_vmx_setting("ethernet{}.present".format(adapter_number), "TRUE"):
                 # check for the connection type
                 connection_type = "ethernet{}.connectiontype".format(adapter_number)
                 if connection_type in self._vmx_pairs and self._vmx_pairs[connection_type] in ("nat", "bridged", "hostonly"):
@@ -809,15 +815,15 @@ class VMwareVM(BaseVM):
                                       "Please remove it or allow GNS3 to use any adapter.".format(self._vmx_pairs[connection_type],
                                                                                                   adapter_number))
 
-        if isinstance(nio, NIOVMNET):
+            if isinstance(nio, NIOVMNET):
-            if self._started:
+                if self._started:
-                raise VMwareError("Sorry, adding a link to a started VMware VM is not supported without uBridge enabled")
+                    raise VMwareError("Sorry, adding a link to a started VMware VM is not supported without uBridge enabled")
-            self._vmx_pairs["ethernet{}.vnet".format(adapter_number)] = nio.vmnet
+                self._vmx_pairs["ethernet{}.vnet".format(adapter_number)] = nio.vmnet
-            self._write_vmx_file()
+                self._write_vmx_file()
-            self._vmnets.append(nio.vmnet)
+                self._vmnets.append(nio.vmnet)
-        adapter.add_nio(0, nio)
+            adapter.add_nio(0, nio)
-        if self._started and self._use_ubridge:
+            if self._started and self._use_ubridge:
-            yield from self._add_ubridge_connection(nio, adapter_number)
+                yield from self._add_ubridge_connection(nio, adapter_number)
 
         log.info("VMware VM '{name}' [{id}]: {nio} added to adapter {adapter_number}".format(name=self.name,
                                                                                              id=self.id,