https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Unable-to-reach-VM-machine-from-other-computers/m-p/2992511#M41013 <P>I have created a Linux virtual machine using VMware Workstation 17 Player. I can connect from the VM to the internet and from the machine the VM is running on to the VM. However I want to be able to connect to the VM from a separate machine.</P> Tue, 24 Oct 2023 20:41:50 GMT DEH00 2023-10-24T20:41:50Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Unable-to-reach-VM-machine-from-other-computers/m-p/2992511#M41013 <P>I have created a Linux virtual machine using VMware Workstation 17 Player. I can connect from the VM to the internet and from the machine the VM is running on to the VM. However I want to be able to connect to the VM from a separate machine.</P> Tue, 24 Oct 2023 20:41:50 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Unable-to-reach-VM-machine-from-other-computers/m-p/2992511#M41013 DEH00 2023-10-24T20:41:50Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Unable-to-reach-VM-machine-from-other-computers/m-p/2992516#M41015 Be clear on “connect”?<BR /><BR />Can you ping from the VM OS to the OS on the other machine by IP address?<BR /><BR />What is the VM network configuration set as?<BR /> Tue, 24 Oct 2023 21:30:42 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Unable-to-reach-VM-machine-from-other-computers/m-p/2992516#M41015 scott28tt 2023-10-24T21:30:42Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Unable-to-reach-VM-machine-from-other-computers/m-p/2992517#M41016 <P>Do you have the Linux VM configured with NAT or Bridged networking?</P><P>NAT networking does not expose your virtual machine to other systems on the network that the Host can reach. Try using Bridged networking instead.&nbsp;</P><P>(or else you'll have to get familiar with configuring port forwarding for the NAT networking and how to use it - but I'm not 100% sure if that can be done from Workstation Player, though - you might need Professional).&nbsp;</P> Tue, 24 Oct 2023 21:30:56 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Unable-to-reach-VM-machine-from-other-computers/m-p/2992517#M41016 Technogeezer 2023-10-24T21:30:56Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Unable-to-reach-VM-machine-from-other-computers/m-p/2992525#M41017 <P>I can ping another device from the VM, but I am unable to ping the VM OS from another device. If I run the network configuration as bridged networking, I end up with a bad IP address for the VM (169.254.252.106) and cannot access the VM.</P> Tue, 24 Oct 2023 23:43:54 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Unable-to-reach-VM-machine-from-other-computers/m-p/2992525#M41017 DEH00 2023-10-24T23:43:54Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Unable-to-reach-VM-machine-from-other-computers/m-p/2992539#M41018 <P>Then you will have to configure NAT port.forwarding for the applications you want to use on the VM. &nbsp;</P><P>If your bridged network is giving you a 169.254.x.x IP address, it's not a bad IP address; rather the DHCP server on your network isn't giving the VM an IP address. There are instances where DHCP servers won't hand out an IP address to a second MAC address (like a virtual network adapter) on the same port.</P><P>If you assign a static IP address to the VM on the same network as your host, can you then ping the VM?</P> Wed, 25 Oct 2023 02:56:26 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Unable-to-reach-VM-machine-from-other-computers/m-p/2992539#M41018 Technogeezer 2023-10-25T02:56:26Z