Scripting: advanced network configuration

[mottetm]

Hello!

The current AppleScript interface doesn't provide a way to specify advanced network settings such as the Guest network or DHCP range. This feature would be very helpful to provide predictable network interfaces for the vm during automation of tasks.

Thanks!

[MarkusPettersson98]

I agree, this would be very useful!

[naveenrajm7]

+1
Will this allow us to make sure a VM gets a specific IP address we need ?
How will the change in DHCP IP range in Mac (#6586) affect the use of these parameters?
What is the consequence of users changing these parameters ? will then the onus of making sure each VM gets unique IP lies with user?

    /// Guest IPv4 for emulated VLAN.
    var vlanGuestAddress: String?
    
    /// Guest IPv6 for emulated VLAN.
    var vlanGuestAddressIPv6: String?
    
    /// Host IPv4 for emulated VLAN.
    var vlanHostAddress: String?
    
    /// Host IPv6 for emulated VLAN.
    var vlanHostAddressIPv6: String?
    
    /// DHCP start address for emulated VLAN.
    var vlanDhcpStartAddress: String?
    
    /// DHCP end address for Apple VLAN
    var vlanDhcpEndAddress: String?
    ...

Since all of the advanced parameters are strings , it should be simple to expose them.
I'm just trying to understand what would this lead to.
Since we need to explain these if we send in the patch.
(I know it is already exposed in UI)