VM Workstation / Network

are you sure that the VM is connected to the correct network (bridged or NAT) and that is connected and has the correct IP ?!

If it is your main LAN which you can't see, then you are likely not using bridged mode. In order to see the rest of the LAN you need bridged and not NAT/Host-Only Mode. Also make sure your VMware Tools inside the VM are up-to date. VMware Player / Workstations has recently upgraded to version 5, and if you also upgraded your version then the tools will also have to get updated.

Check and changed your Virtual Machine network to BRIDGED MODE.

Virtual Machine Settings - Hardware - Network Adapter says Bridge.
But inside the VM it says network unplugged.
IP. Do I need to set an IP? Where?

understanding NAT

http://www.vmware.com/support/ws3/doc/ws32_network21.html

bridge network
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/ws_net_configurations_bridged.html

NAT
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/ws_net_configurations_nat.html

configure
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbgUh16UxKw

from the VM settings, are you sure that network is connected there is a check box for that.

do you have a router, or DHCP server on your LAN?

Router

Connected is Checked

what does ipconfig show you on the host and inside the VM?

@joyofsharing

How do I trouble shoot this?
Desktop running Windows 7, Notebook running Windows 8, and VM running XP.

I do not see any reference to ESX/ESXi, VMware vSphere

Ok, some machines do that, try to remove the NIC, reboot then add the NIC again.

rindi
IPConfig says not media connected

busbar
what do you mean - to pull out the network connection to the notebook and reboot the notebook or reboot the vm?

joyofsharing
I will go through that list when I get back from work later today. thanks

Does it say that for the host too? If yes your NIC could be bad, or as mentioned there is no cable, or it isn't attached, or if you are connecting wirelessly you might not have connected.

rindi,
for the host it give a whole list of info and ips....

Have you installed/updated the VMware Tools inside XP?

rindi, VMTools is installed in VM

Going through the list that joyofsharing posted, I selected a network in Hardware / Network Adapter / Network Connection. I selected the Vmnet0. (So now Bridged is no longer selected.) As soon as I did this the Network Connection icon on the task bar showed a connection. I soon got an IP when I do IPConfig. But I still can't get to the Internet or the Network, and when holding the moust of the Local Area Connection icon it says Limited or No Connectivity it also has a yellow exclamation.
limited or no connectivity

can you screenshot your network interface settings for the vm

what controls IP addresses on your lan?

what is the ip address of your host computer

ipconfig in vb shows:
169.254.223.119
subnet mastk 255.255.0.0

host computer:
192.168.0.4
subnet mask 255.255.255.0
and default gateway 192.168.0.1

Controls IP on lan? nothing just router... nothing fancy, here a router with printer, voip, and two computers plugged into router.

I attached a screenshot, is this what you are looking for?

okay the Ip address of the VM, is not going to communicate with LAN, internet or host.

where does your host computer get its IP address? the router via something called Dhcp?

change the network interface settings to NAT or Bridged. if bridged it should pickup an IP address from you LAN router....

well that is where it was when this started and it didn't work. i twas not even seeing a network connection when I had it that way.

I will try this again now ...

ok, to confirm again, when Bridged or Nat it shows Network Cable Unplugged.

what virtual software are we using?

VMWare Workstation version

after lots of troubleshooting i will prefer to reset network configuration from workstation and then configure again.

i am sure you will get the solution.

piyushranusri
what do you mean, do reset the network configuration of the computer on which vm is running? How would I do this?