How to allow VMs to talk to PMs, etc.?

[ed_flecko1]

I have two physical machines that each have VMWorkstation installed, and I have two virtual machines installed within VMWorkstation.

How can I allow the virtual machines on one physical box to communicate with the virtual machines on the other box?

Ed

[weinstein5]

Ny setting the networking for the VMs to bridged will expose them to you physical network and allow the to VM on two different hosts to communicate to each other - check out section 5 of http://www.vmware.com/pdf/ws80-using.pdf

[tigerdeccan]

In simple words , put all on same network   allow firewall access if applys . 

[weinstein5]

Yes

[srnhpp]

You can do it three different way..

1. NAT
2. Bridge
3. Hostonly Network

Also make sure that you when in bridge mode IP subnet will be same. When using NAT Ip subnet will bw different. Also trun off firewall to get ICMP reply.

Virtual Power

[RDPetruska]

Umm... no!

Host-only networking allows the guests to communicate to the HOST ONLY (and other guests on the same VMnet on THAT SAME PHYSICAL BOX)!  So, the OP cannot have multiple guests on DIFFERENT physical hosts use host-only.

NAT could work, but will require lots of additional configuration.

Bridged is going to be the easiest, most reliable method.