diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/driver_parser.go b/builder/vmware/common/driver_parser.go
index f7ea454d5..37f45e54e 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/common/driver_parser.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/driver_parser.go
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ func uncomment(eof sentinelSignaller, in <-chan byte) (chan byte, sentinelSignal
 			select {
 			case <-eof:
 				stillReading = false
-			case ch := <-in:
+			case ch, ok := <-in:
+				if !ok {
+					break
+				}
 				switch ch {
 				case '#':
 					endofline = true
@@ -47,7 +50,6 @@ func uncomment(eof sentinelSignaller, in <-chan byte) (chan byte, sentinelSignal
 
 // convert a byte channel into a channel of pseudo-tokens
 func tokenizeDhcpConfig(eof sentinelSignaller, in chan byte) (chan string, sentinelSignaller) {
-	var ch byte
 	var state string
 	var quote bool
 
@@ -60,7 +62,10 @@ func tokenizeDhcpConfig(eof sentinelSignaller, in chan byte) (chan string, senti
 			case <-eof:
 				stillReading = false
 
-			case ch = <-in:
+			case ch, ok := <-in:
+				if !ok {
+					break
+				}
 				if quote {
 					if ch == '"' {
 						out <- state + string(ch)
@@ -155,7 +160,11 @@ func (e *tkGroup) String() string {
 func parseTokenParameter(in chan string) tkParameter {
 	var result tkParameter
 	for {
-		token := <-in
+		token, ok := <-in
+		if !ok {
+			goto leave
+		}
+
 		if result.name == "" {
 			result.name = token
 			continue
@@ -187,6 +196,7 @@ func parseDhcpConfig(eof sentinelSignaller, in chan string) (tkGroup, error) {
 				out <- v
 			}
 			out <- ";"
+			close(out)
 		}(out)
 		return parseTokenParameter(out)
 	}
diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/driver_parser_test.go b/builder/vmware/common/driver_parser_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58d739a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/driver_parser_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,494 @@
+package common
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+func consumeString(s string) (out chan byte, eos sentinelSignaller) {
+	eos = make(sentinelSignaller)
+	out = make(chan byte)
+	go func() {
+		for _, ch := range s {
+			out <- byte(ch)
+		}
+		close(eos)
+		close(out)
+	}()
+	return
+}
+
+func uncommentFromString(s string) string {
+	inCh, eos := consumeString(s)
+	out, eoc := uncomment(eos, inCh)
+
+	result := ""
+	for reading := true; reading; {
+		select {
+		case <-eoc:
+			reading = false
+		case item, ok := <-out:
+			if ok {
+				result += string(item)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	close(out)
+	return result
+}
+
+func TestParserUncomment(t *testing.T) {
+	var result string
+
+	test_0 := "this is a straight-up line"
+	result_0 := test_0
+
+	result = uncommentFromString(test_0)
+	if result != result_0 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %#v, received %#v", result_0, result)
+	}
+
+	test_1 := "this is a straight-up line with a newline\n"
+	result_1 := test_1
+
+	result = uncommentFromString(test_1)
+	if result != result_1 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %#v, received %#v", result_1, result)
+	}
+
+	test_2 := "this line has a comment # at its end"
+	result_2 := "this line has a comment "
+
+	result = uncommentFromString(test_2)
+	if result != result_2 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %#v, received %#v", result_2, result)
+	}
+
+	test_3 := "# this whole line is commented"
+	result_3 := ""
+
+	result = uncommentFromString(test_3)
+	if result != result_3 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %#v, received %#v", result_3, result)
+	}
+
+	test_4 := "this\nhas\nmultiple\nlines"
+	result_4 := test_4
+
+	result = uncommentFromString(test_4)
+	if result != result_4 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %#v, received %#v", result_4, result)
+	}
+
+	test_5 := "this only has\n# one line"
+	result_5 := "this only has\n"
+	result = uncommentFromString(test_5)
+	if result != result_5 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %#v, received %#v", result_5, result)
+	}
+
+	test_6 := "this is\npartially # commented"
+	result_6 := "this is\npartially "
+
+	result = uncommentFromString(test_6)
+	if result != result_6 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %#v, received %#v", result_6, result)
+	}
+
+	test_7 := "this # has\nmultiple # lines\ncommented # out"
+	result_7 := "this \nmultiple \ncommented "
+
+	result = uncommentFromString(test_7)
+	if result != result_7 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %#v, received %#v", result_7, result)
+	}
+}
+
+func tokenizeDhcpConfigFromString(s string) []string {
+	inCh, eos := consumeString(s)
+	out, eoc := tokenizeDhcpConfig(eos, inCh)
+
+	result := make([]string, 0)
+	for reading := true; reading; {
+		select {
+		case <-eoc:
+			reading = false
+		case item, ok := <-out:
+			if ok {
+				result = append(result, item)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	close(out)
+	return result
+}
+
+func TestParserTokenizeDhcp(t *testing.T) {
+
+	test_1 := `
+subnet 127.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.252 {
+    item 1234 5678;
+	tabbed item-1 1234;
+    quoted item-2 "hola mundo.";
+}
+`
+	expected := []string{
+		"subnet", "127.0.0.0", "netmask", "255.255.255.252", "{",
+		"item", "1234", "5678", ";",
+		"tabbed", "item-1", "1234", ";",
+		"quoted", "item-2", "\"hola mundo.\"", ";",
+		"}",
+	}
+	result := tokenizeDhcpConfigFromString(test_1)
+
+	t.Logf("testing for: %v", expected)
+	t.Logf("checking out: %v", result)
+	if len(result) != len(expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("length of token lists do not match (%d != %d)", len(result), len(expected))
+	}
+
+	for index := range expected {
+		if expected[index] != result[index] {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected token at index %d: %v != %v", index, expected[index], result[index])
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func consumeTokens(tokes []string) chan string {
+	out := make(chan string)
+	go func() {
+		for _, item := range tokes {
+			out <- item
+		}
+		out <- ";"
+		close(out)
+	}()
+	return out
+}
+
+func TestParserDhcpParameters(t *testing.T) {
+	var ch chan string
+
+	test_1 := []string{"option", "whee", "whooo"}
+	ch = consumeTokens(test_1)
+
+	result := parseTokenParameter(ch)
+	if result.name != "option" {
+		t.Errorf("expected name %s, got %s", test_1[0], result.name)
+	}
+	if len(result.operand) == 2 {
+		if result.operand[0] != "whee" {
+			t.Errorf("expected operand[%d] as %s, got %s", 0, "whee", result.operand[0])
+		}
+		if result.operand[1] != "whooo" {
+			t.Errorf("expected operand[%d] as %s, got %s", 0, "whooo", result.operand[1])
+		}
+	} else {
+		t.Errorf("expected %d operands, got %d", 2, len(result.operand))
+	}
+
+	test_2 := []string{"whaaa", "whoaaa", ";", "wooops"}
+	ch = consumeTokens(test_2)
+
+	result = parseTokenParameter(ch)
+	if result.name != "whaaa" {
+		t.Errorf("expected name %s, got %s", test_2[0], result.name)
+	}
+	if len(result.operand) == 1 {
+		if result.operand[0] != "whoaaa" {
+			t.Errorf("expected operand[%d] as %s, got %s", 0, "whoaaa", result.operand[0])
+		}
+	} else {
+		t.Errorf("expected %d operands, got %d", 1, len(result.operand))
+	}
+
+	test_3 := []string{"optionz", "only", "{", "culled"}
+	ch = consumeTokens(test_3)
+
+	result = parseTokenParameter(ch)
+	if result.name != "optionz" {
+		t.Errorf("expected name %s, got %s", test_3[0], result.name)
+	}
+	if len(result.operand) == 1 {
+		if result.operand[0] != "only" {
+			t.Errorf("expected operand[%d] as %s, got %s", 0, "only", result.operand[0])
+		}
+	} else {
+		t.Errorf("expected %d operands, got %d", 1, len(result.operand))
+	}
+}
+
+func consumeDhcpConfig(items []string) (tkGroup, error) {
+	out := make(chan string)
+	tch := consumeTokens(items)
+
+	end := make(sentinelSignaller)
+	go func() {
+		for item := range tch {
+			out <- item
+		}
+		close(end)
+		close(out)
+	}()
+
+	return parseDhcpConfig(end, out)
+}
+
+func compareSlice(a, b []string) bool {
+	if len(a) != len(b) {
+		return false
+	}
+	for i := range a {
+		if a[i] != b[i] {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func TestParserDhcpConfigParse(t *testing.T) {
+	test_1 := []string{
+		"allow", "unused-option", ";",
+		"lease-option", "1234", ";",
+		"more", "options", "hi", ";",
+	}
+	result_1, err := consumeDhcpConfig(test_1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("%s", err)
+	}
+	if len(result_1.params) != 4 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %d params, got %d", 3, len(result_1.params))
+	}
+	if result_1.params[0].name != "allow" {
+		t.Errorf("expected %s, got %s", "allow", result_1.params[0].name)
+	}
+	if !compareSlice(result_1.params[0].operand, []string{"unused-option"}) {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected options parsed: %v", result_1.params[0].operand)
+	}
+	if result_1.params[1].name != "lease-option" {
+		t.Errorf("expected %s, got %s", "lease-option", result_1.params[1].name)
+	}
+	if !compareSlice(result_1.params[1].operand, []string{"1234"}) {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected options parsed: %v", result_1.params[1].operand)
+	}
+	if result_1.params[2].name != "more" {
+		t.Errorf("expected %s, got %s", "lease-option", result_1.params[2].name)
+	}
+	if !compareSlice(result_1.params[2].operand, []string{"options", "hi"}) {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected options parsed: %v", result_1.params[2].operand)
+	}
+
+	test_2 := []string{
+		"first-option", ";",
+		"child", "group", "{",
+		"blah", ";",
+		"meh", ";",
+		"}",
+		"hidden", "option", "57005", ";",
+		"host", "device", "two", "{",
+		"skipped", "option", ";",
+		"more", "skipped", "options", ";",
+		"}",
+		"last", "option", "but", "unterminated",
+	}
+	result_2, err := consumeDhcpConfig(test_2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("%s", err)
+	}
+	if len(result_2.groups) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %d groups, got %d", 2, len(result_2.groups))
+	}
+
+	if len(result_2.params) != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("expected %d options, got %d", 3, len(result_2.params))
+	}
+
+	group0 := result_2.groups[0]
+	if group0.id.name != "child" {
+		t.Errorf("expected group %s, got %s", "child", group0.id.name)
+	}
+	if len(group0.id.operand) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected group operand %d, got %d", 1, len(group0.params))
+	}
+	if len(group0.params) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected group params %d, got %d", 2, len(group0.params))
+	}
+
+	group1 := result_2.groups[1]
+	if group1.id.name != "host" {
+		t.Errorf("expected group %s, got %s", "host", group1.id.name)
+	}
+	if len(group1.id.operand) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected group operand %d, got %d", 2, len(group1.params))
+	}
+	if len(group1.params) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected group params %d, got %d", 2, len(group1.params))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParserReadDhcpConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	expected := []string{
+		`{global}
+grants : map[unknown-clients:0]
+parameters : map[default-lease-time:1800 max-lease-time:7200]
+`,
+
+		`{subnet4 172.33.33.0/24},{global}
+address : range4:172.33.33.128-172.33.33.254
+options : map[broadcast-address:172.33.33.255 routers:172.33.33.2]
+grants : map[unknown-clients:0]
+parameters : map[default-lease-time:2400 max-lease-time:9600]
+`,
+
+		`{host name:vmnet8},{global}
+address : hardware-address:ethernet[00:50:56:c0:00:08],fixed-address4:172.33.33.1
+options : map[domain-name:"packer.test"]
+grants : map[unknown-clients:0]
+parameters : map[default-lease-time:1800 max-lease-time:7200]
+`,
+	}
+
+	f, err := os.Open(filepath.Join("testdata", "dhcpd-example.conf"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to open dhcpd.conf sample: %s", err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	config, err := ReadDhcpConfiguration(f)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to read dhcpd.conf samplpe: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(config) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %d entries, got %d", 3, len(config))
+	}
+
+	for index, item := range config {
+		if item.repr() != expected[index] {
+			t.Errorf("Parsing of declaration %d did not match what was expected", index)
+			t.Logf("Result from parsing:\n%s", item.repr())
+			t.Logf("Expected to parse:\n%s", expected[index])
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParserTokenizeNetworkMap(t *testing.T) {
+
+	test_1 := "group.attribute = \"string\""
+	expected := []string{
+		"group.attribute", "=", "\"string\"",
+	}
+	result := tokenizeDhcpConfigFromString(test_1)
+	if len(result) != len(expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("length of token lists do not match (%d != %d)", len(result), len(expected))
+	}
+
+	for index := range expected {
+		if expected[index] != result[index] {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected token at index %d: %v != %v", index, expected[index], result[index])
+		}
+	}
+
+	test_2 := "attribute == \""
+	expected = []string{
+		"attribute", "==", "\"",
+	}
+	result = tokenizeDhcpConfigFromString(test_2)
+	if len(result) != len(expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("length of token lists do not match (%d != %d)", len(result), len(expected))
+	}
+
+	test_3 := "attribute ....... ======\nnew lines should make no difference"
+	expected = []string{
+		"attribute", ".......", "======", "new", "lines", "should", "make", "no", "difference",
+	}
+	result = tokenizeDhcpConfigFromString(test_3)
+	if len(result) != len(expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("length of token lists do not match (%d != %d)", len(result), len(expected))
+	}
+
+	test_4 := "\t\t\t\t    thishadwhitespacebeforebeingparsed\t \t \t \t\n\n"
+	expected = []string{
+		"thishadwhitespacebeforebeingparsed",
+	}
+	result = tokenizeDhcpConfigFromString(test_4)
+	if len(result) != len(expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("length of token lists do not match (%d != %d)", len(result), len(expected))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParserReadNetworkMap(t *testing.T) {
+	f, err := os.Open(filepath.Join("testdata", "netmap-example.conf"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to open netmap.conf sample: %s", err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	netmap, err := ReadNetworkMap(f)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to read netmap.conf samplpe: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	expected_keys := []string{"device", "name"}
+	for _, item := range netmap {
+		for _, name := range expected_keys {
+			_, ok := item[name]
+			if !ok {
+				t.Errorf("unable to find expected key %v in map: %v", name, item)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	expected_vmnet0 := [][]string{
+		[]string{"device", "vmnet0"},
+		[]string{"name", "Bridged"},
+	}
+	for _, item := range netmap {
+		if item["device"] != "vmnet0" {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, expectpair := range expected_vmnet0 {
+			name := expectpair[0]
+			value := expectpair[1]
+			if item[name] != value {
+				t.Errorf("expected value %v for attribute %v, got %v", value, name, item[name])
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	expected_vmnet1 := [][]string{
+		[]string{"device", "vmnet1"},
+		[]string{"name", "HostOnly"},
+	}
+	for _, item := range netmap {
+		if item["device"] != "vmnet1" {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, expectpair := range expected_vmnet1 {
+			name := expectpair[0]
+			value := expectpair[1]
+			if item[name] != value {
+				t.Errorf("expected value %v for attribute %v, got %v", value, name, item[name])
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	expected_vmnet8 := [][]string{
+		[]string{"device", "vmnet8"},
+		[]string{"name", "NAT"},
+	}
+	for _, item := range netmap {
+		if item["device"] != "vmnet8" {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, expectpair := range expected_vmnet8 {
+			name := expectpair[0]
+			value := expectpair[1]
+			if item[name] != value {
+				t.Errorf("expected value %v for attribute %v, got %v", value, name, item[name])
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/testdata/dhcpd-example.conf b/builder/vmware/common/testdata/dhcpd-example.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af61c1423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/testdata/dhcpd-example.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+allow unknown-clients;		# global.grants
+default-lease-time 1800;    # global.parameters
+max-lease-time 7200;        # global.parameters
+
+subnet 172.33.33.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {		# subnet4
+	range 172.33.33.128 172.33.33.254;			# subnet4.address
+	option broadcast-address 172.33.33.255;		# subnet4.options
+#	allow unknown-clients;						# subnet4.grants
+	default-lease-time 2400;                	# subnet4.parameters
+	max-lease-time 9600;                    	# subnet4.parameters
+	option routers 172.33.33.2;					# subnet4.options
+}
+host vmnet8 {								# host
+	hardware ethernet 00:50:56:C0:00:08;	# host.address
+	fixed-address 172.33.33.1;				# host.address
+	option domain-name "packer.test";		# host.options
+#	allow unknown-clients;					# subnet4.grants
+#	default-lease-time 1800;               	# subnet4.parameters
+#	max-lease-time 7200;                   	# subnet4.parameters
+}
diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/testdata/netmap-example.conf b/builder/vmware/common/testdata/netmap-example.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d697419de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/testdata/netmap-example.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+network8.device = "vmnet8"
+network0.name = "Bridged"
+network2.device = "vmnet57005"
+network3.name = "butneeds"
+network0.device = "vmnet0"
+network1.name = "HostOnly"
+network8.name = "NAT"
+network1.device = "vmnet1"
+network3.notuseful = "blah"
+network3.device = "nameanddevice"
+network2.name = "bleep bloop"