i can access https site of my virtual machine but cannot ping from the host

[nlou]

Hi,

I installed a centos website on vmware workstation player.

- i have no problem to access https site from my browser on the host machine.

- but, i cannot ping the virtual machine from the host.

- on the other hand, i have no problem to ping the host from the virtual

I have checked around but could not find a way to make it work.

does anybody have a clue on it?

Thanks in advance!

Lou

[RDPetruska]

How do you have your network configured - bridged, nat, or other?

[a_p_]

To me this sounds like a firewall rule in the CentOS VM, blocking icmp traffic.

André

[nlou]

I set it with NAT.

by the way, i tried to change it to bridged, ping was ok in bi-direction. however, i need a nat environment.

since port 443 is ok, i think there got be a way to make icmp work.

Lou

[nlou]

Hi, my centos does not have a firewall menu to control ports.

is there a way to check or edit it?

Lou

[a_p_]

Maybe iptables doesn't allow ICMP traffic. Use iptables -L to view the current rules.

For commands to allow incoming ping requests see .e.g. https://www.thegeekstuff.com/scripts/iptables-rules "13. Ping from outside to inside"

André