How do virtual servers connect to the physical network on a hypervisor?

Virtual servers, or virtual machines (VMs), connect to the physical network through a software (virtual) switch running on the hypervisor. This virtual switch acts like a physical switch, allowing VMs on the same host to communicate with each other and with the outside physical network. The virtual switch has one or more uplinks (virtual network adapters) that map to physical network interface cards (NICs) on the hypervisor host. This allows traffic from the VMs to egress the host onto the physical network. Incorrect options: A physical Ethernet cable to a physical switch: This describes how a physical server connects, not a virtual server directly. Wireless via an access point attached to the network: While possible for some specialized setups, this is not the standard or primary method for virtual server connectivity to the physical network. A virtual switch that connects to a physical access point: A virtual switch connects to physical NICs, not directly to a physical access point. The access point would be further down the physical network path.