Also, you can use it to exchange data between a virtual machine and a program on your host computer.
If you want to know how to add a virtual COM port to VMware, here’s a simple guide: Or you could exchange data between a virtual and real or two virtual machines when debugging a serial port device, etc. For example, it would let you control your modem or printer from a guest OS. Why use VMware for serial port connection? The scenarios are many. After being added, the virtual ports give you a way to communicate with real serial ports residing on your host machine and to output to a file or a named pipe.
With VMware, you are able to create from 1 to 4 virtual serial ports in your VM. VMware offers its own method to connect the host’s peripherals to a virtual machine.