connecting from Management Port to 1st Port Group on vSwitch0

[JV1492]

On a fresh ESXi 4.1 install, by default there are both a Management Network VMkernel Port and a VM Port Group on vSwitch0. In my case, this is connected to vmnic0, with a physical nic at 192.168.1.204

The VM Port Group contains a single VM at 192.168.1.50

I can ping .204 from my physical network, but I cannot ping .50 from either the physical network or the ESXi CLI

Is there something I need to do in order to make that work ? It appears that both the VMkernel Port and the VM Port Group are connected to the same vSwitch. I don't understand why they don't see each other. 

[john23]

VMport group side, you don't need to do any setting. Check this

- VM is mapped correcty , and connected to vmport group

- ping from the vm to the vmkernel.

[JV1492]

I'm not sure what you mean by mapped correctly, but the VM is part of the VM Port Group and connected to vSwitch0.

I can ping the management ip of the host ( .204), but I cannot ping the VM (.50) from the management ip (.204) and I cannot ping the management ip from the VM.

[john23]

Then you need to check inside the vm, VM TCP settings. Because VM is not coming in the network (portgroup only provides the connectivity, no setting changes require).

[JV1492]

The settings in the VM are correct (.50 on the same 192.168.1.0 network).

Any ideas ?

[john23]

check vm firewall settings (windows generally blocks the icmp)

[JV1492]

firewall is turned off.

[john23]

which gos you are using?