Hi,
After reading a few of your posts, Your situation seemed a bit similar to mine. I wanted a home server (Media, Backups etc..) but also have EQEmu running on a VM.
A guy I work with recommended using this software as he uses it himself & I gotta say its been super simple to set up, has great support & the forums have a wealth of knowledge.
https://lime-technology.com/
My own home server runs a VM of server 2012 hosting the EQserver in which we play on via LAN.
As for the bridging of connections, You may find the answer to your questions on thier forums.
Hopefully You or some others may find this to be of some use.