No able to Ping the ESX HOST from Desktop PC

[gkaravi]

Hi All,

I am facing the issue in ESX host.

I have install the ESX 4 update 1 in VMware workstation 7.

I have configured the network as DHCP.

But my problem is i am not able to ping the ESX 4 from my desk top PC.

I have set the VMnet0 to auto-bridged(Network) but still i am not able to ping.

Kindly help me in resolution.

Regards,

Aravind.g.k.

[RvdNieuwendijk]

I think you have asked this question in the wrong community. You better try again in the VMware Workstation community.

Robert

[TomHowarth]

Welcome to the communities, I will move your post to the correct sub forum

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[continuum]

can you ping the other way round ?

do you have more then one physical nic in the host ? - if yes - better disable automatic bridging and assign vments to physical nics manually




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[TomHowarth]

what version of Workstation are you using? if linux have a read of my blog post regarding setting permissions on the /dev/vmnet# devices. standard users do not have the correct rights to modify the device into permiscious mode.

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[gkaravi]

Hi continuum

I am able to ping the Desktop form my laptop. but i am not able to ping from the desktop PC to the laptop.

in esx host only one nic is connected. let me assign vments to physical nics manually & check

[gkaravi]

Hi Tom

I am using workstation 7 of windows.

[TomHowarth]

in that case ignore my comment as it does not apply in your situation :smileygrin:, can you post your VMX file here

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