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what vm software are you running and what version is it. what is the os of the host and what os is the guest? lets start there. also include any options check when you setup the bridged connection.
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what vm software are you running and what version is it. what is the os of the host and what os is the guest? lets start there. also include any options check when you setup the bridged connection.

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I changed the config on the MANAGE VIRTUAL NETWORKS /HOST VIRTUAL NETWORK MAPPINGS from default to the nic that I wanted the adapter to connect to. &nbsp;All is good. &nbsp;Thanks,
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I changed the config on the MANAGE VIRTUAL NETWORKS /HOST VIRTUAL NETWORK MAPPINGS from default to the nic that I wanted the adapter to connect to.  All is good.  Thanks,

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I am new to VM and thought I would try it out.<br />
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&nbsp; Right now I have the host machine with IP<br />
10.0.3.14<br />
255.255.255.192<br />
10.0.3.1<br />
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&nbsp; The VM server is connected via &quot;Bridged&quot; and the ip for it is <br />
10.0.3.40<br />
255.255.255.192<br />
10.0.3.1<br />
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&nbsp; The problem I am having is that I am unable to ping any server nor can I ping the VM server from any server. &nbsp;I am trying to join the domain and keep getting the &quot;Domain Controller could not be contacted.&quot; &nbsp;<br />
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&nbsp; Any clues?
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I am new to VM and thought I would try it out.

  Right now I have the host machine with IP
10.0.3.14
255.255.255.192
10.0.3.1

  The VM server is connected via "Bridged" and the ip for it is 
10.0.3.40
255.255.255.192
10.0.3.1

  The problem I am having is that I am unable to ping any server nor can I ping the VM server from any server.  I am trying to join the domain and keep getting the "Domain Controller could not be contacted."  

  Any clues?

Unable to Ping to and from VM Server

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Server Hardware

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.