can't ping virtual machine (vista guest, vista host)

[zamolxis]

On Vista as a host, I have another virtual Vista machine. I want to be able to at least ping the virtual machine from the real Vista in a host only config (I don't need the virtual machine to serve anything on the network).

I tried fixed IPs, but they don't seem to be pingable. I fiddled around and tried using others' configs, but still can't get it to work.

The Virtual Network Editor shows:

VMnet0 - bridged to ...

VMnet1 (Host-only) - subnet 192.168.216.0

VMnet8 (NAT) - subnet 192.168.255.0

They're all enabled.

However, pinging the fixed IP entered within the guest from the host results in "unreachable".

Pinging either 192.168.216.1 or 192.168.216.2 results in replies.

Should I just use these? Why isn't the fixed IP working?

tia

[zamolxis]

forgot 2 mention:

ipconfig /all on the guest shows only the fixed ip

on the host,

C:\Users\zamolxis>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : zamolxis

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : myworkgroup

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : myworkgroup

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-whatever

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.y (Preferred)

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : March-12-07 9:54:58 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : April-23-07 11:40:54 PM

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 209.a.b.c

209.a.b.b

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet

1

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-01

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::6084:8b1:9640:3859%11(Preferred)

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.216.1(Preferred)

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : March-13-07 7:40:56 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : March-13-07 9:40:55 AM

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.216.254

DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234901590

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1

fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1

fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet

8

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-08

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3478:6b31:a9ff:c1f8%13(Preferred)

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.255.1(Preferred)

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : March-13-07 7:40:56 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : March-13-07 9:40:55 AM

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.255.254

DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 268456022

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1

fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1

fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1

Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.255.2

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4136:e38c:c3a:f1e:3f57:7050(Prefer

red)

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c3a:f1e:3f57:7050%10(Preferred)

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : myworkgroup

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.myworkgroup

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.x.y%9(Preferred)

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 209.197.128.2

209.195.95.95

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{4E8E8C35-527B-47B1-8185-245CE4B36

1EA}

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.216.1%12(Preferred)

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1

fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1

fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{71CA3E34-CC23-4A6C-8F9A-137F6AE46

83B}

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.255.1%14(Preferred)

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1

fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1

fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled[/code]

(i made a few substitutions for privacy reasons, i.e., x, y, a, b, c, d for real values)