VMware Workstation - Guest and Host cannot PING each other on a bridged network, but Guest can access Internet
Situation:
- VMware Workstation is used.
- Host is Windows 10.
- Host has Hyper-V installed too.
- Guest is a Windows Server.
Problem:
- Guest cannot ping the host.
- Host cannot ping the Guest
- Other computer in the network cannot ping the host too.
- Guest cannot ping the default gateway, but can access the Internet.
Observation
- arp table (arp -a)
- Guest - cannot see other host entries, including default gateway.
- Host - cannot see arp entry for the guest
Solution
- In WMware Workstation, open Edit - Virtual Network Editor.
- (Optional) If you are not Administrator, click [Change Settings] and enter Administrator password.
- Select VMnet0, change Bridged to from "Automatic" to a adaptor on your host. In my example, I am using a Realtek adapter.
- Click OK to save the setting.
- You should be able to PING again.
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