Communicate between two VMs on one host

[Martyndwn]

Hi,

I am trying to communicate between two Windows 10 VMs on a Windows 10 laptop with Workstation Pro.

I can only ever ping one of the VMs if I have two of them running, I cannot ping from VM-VM or from both VMs to the host, I have to shut one of them down.

I am sure I have done this successfully before on a Macbook using Fusion.

can anyone offer any advice on this?

Thank you

[scott28tt]

How are the VM network connections configured?

What IP addressing is set in each guest OS, and for the host OS?

[Martyndwn]

Hi,

VM1 - IP address is static - 192.168.0.2 Subnet - 255.255.255.0

VM2 - IP address is static - 192.168.0.3 Subnet - 255.255.255.0

Host - IP address is static - 192.168.0.1 Subnet - 255.255.255.0

I have tried setting  VM network adapters to Bridged ( automatic) & custom (vmnet0), which is set to my USB network adapter.

Thank you for your help.

[CarltonR]

A tad more info might be useful . . .

- could you run ipconfig/all [Win] on the host and on two VMs in question, and any others you have running at the same time (ifconfig if Linux) and then post the results.

- is the Win 10 laptop connected to a LAN/WAN, if so, what is its setup (IP, subnet, DHCP range, etc.,)

[Martyndwn]

Hi,

The ipconfig/all are in the attached

Thank you

[CarltonR]

Your issue is, is that both VM1 and VM2 have an identical allocated [Ethernet] MAC Address, namely . . .

VM1   00-0C-29-1B-F9-BA
VM2   00-0C-29-1B-F9-BA

Suggest, on both your VMs:

1.  Select the virtual machine and select VM > Settings.
2. On the Hardware tab, select the virtual network adapter and click Advanced.
3. Click Generate to have Workstation Pro generate a new address, take note and verify that it's not being used by any other VM.
4. Click OK to save your changes.

[Martyndwn · Accepted solution]

Thank you so much

Thats works great.