VM Workstation Host and Guest Communication issue
I am having an issue with my VMWare Workstation 9.0. The host and guest are not communicating with each other. Cannot ping or map drives between them. All other computers on the network can ping and map drives with the host and the guest (vm). Here are the details of the Host and Guest:
Host O/S: Windows Pro 7 64-bit
Guest (VM) O/S: Windows XP Pro 32-bit
The VM Workstation is running version 9.0.2. The Network Adapter is set at Bridged. Both the Host and Guest are set DHCP and get IP Address that are on the same network. The firewall is disabled on the Guest. The firewall on the Host is enabled now, but I disabled it temporary and it had no effect on the issue. I am not sure what the problem is but I was hoping someone came across this issue before and had a solution. Thanks!
Host O/S: Windows Pro 7 64-bit
Guest (VM) O/S: Windows XP Pro 32-bit
The VM Workstation is running version 9.0.2. The Network Adapter is set at Bridged. Both the Host and Guest are set DHCP and get IP Address that are on the same network. The firewall is disabled on the Guest. The firewall on the Host is enabled now, but I disabled it temporary and it had no effect on the issue. I am not sure what the problem is but I was hoping someone came across this issue before and had a solution. Thanks!
Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)
Can the VM workstation ping any other devices on your LAN?
ASKER
It can ping everything but the Host.
Would by chance have an AV on this VM workstation? Or in the bridge the "Replicate Physical Network" checked?
ASKER
The VM Workstation Host has Microsoft Security Essentials. The Replicate Physical Network is not checked.
Put a check in it (mainly for mobile)
Here is some good stuff to check over for advanced Networking
http://www.trainsignal.com/blog/vm-workstation-advanced-networking
Here is some good stuff to check over for advanced Networking
http://www.trainsignal.com/blog/vm-workstation-advanced-networking
ASKER
Checked the box and rebooted the VM (Guest). It had no effect.
And you have no other type of firewall installed on the PC's? Try disabling MSE and test
ASKER
There is no other Firewall. I disabled MSE and still had no effect.
So what would happen if you were to put a 2nd NIC in the machine. Let it pick up an address. If the VM can ping that 2nd NIC, then I would look at re-setup the bridge. Something is not adding up here or I am over-looking something small.
ASKER
I am leaving work. I am going to add an external USB Ethernet adapter to this laptop on Monday. I will let you know the results. I will see if it can pick the 2nd NIC.
In your guest OS under device manager have you check for any hidden devices specifically Network Cards?
Have you tried to uninstall and reinstall Vmtools? Are you running the latest updates for Workstation 9?
Have you tried to uninstall and reinstall Vmtools? Are you running the latest updates for Workstation 9?
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I found a Solution that worked. Thank you everyone for trying