Is bridged networking over the host's Wi-Fi interface supported?

[xzhang8102]

Hi,

My goal is to run a Tart VM on the same IPv4 subnet as the host and other devices on the local Wi-Fi network.

For example:

Host Mac: 192.168.50.200
Router: 192.168.50.1
Tart VM: 192.168.50.239 (manually assigned)

In my testing, DHCP does not assign an address to the VM. So I tried configuring the VM with a static IP address (192.168.50.239/24) and gateway (192.168.50.1).

The VM has the expected default route:

gateway: 192.168.50.1
interface: en0

However, ARP resolution inside the VM does not complete:

? (192.168.50.1) at (incomplete) on en0 ifscope [ethernet]
? (192.168.50.200) at (incomplete) on en0 ifscope [ethernet]

The VM and host are therefore unable to communicate with each other, and the VM cannot reach the local gateway.

I understand that Tart relies on Apple's Virtualization.framework, and that bridged networking over a Wi-Fi station interface may behave differently from bridging over wired Ethernet.

Does --net-bridged support Wi-Fi interface? Or I did something wrong during configuration?

Environment:

macOS version: 26.5.2
Tart version: 2.34.0
Guest OS: macOS 26.5.1

Thanks for any clarification.

[xzhang8102]

I re-configured my network, now it works like a charm.