VMs Fail to Boot with Bridged WiFi on Apple M5 Pro Machines
VMs can't boot with Network Mode set to Bridged on Apple M5 Pro machines
Users report that virtual machines cannot boot when using Bridged network mode on Apple M5 Pro devices, specifically over WiFi connections. While the issue affects multiple virtualization platforms like UTM, VirtualBox, and Parallels, bridging works correctly with Ethernet adapters. The community is debating whether this is a limitation of the new N1 network chip or a fundamental constraint of the IEEE 802.11 standard regarding WiFi bridging.
Wifi and Wifi NICs don't support bridged mode. This is not a limitation of UTM or macOS, it is a limitation of the connection at the MAC layer.