VMware Workstation - Guest and Host cannot PING each other on a bridged network, but Guest can access Internet

Situation:

  1. VMware Workstation is used.
  2. Host is Windows 10.
  3. Host has Hyper-V installed too.
  4. Guest is a Windows Server.

Problem:

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



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