Networking – Internet not working in bridged mode in VMware instances

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I need to give my VMware based virtual machines IP addresses so that they are recognized over internet(such that they act as webservers). I tried by setting the bridged mode enabled under Network settings of the VMs but that lead to internet not at all working in the VM. DHCP is enabled as I checked it through ipconfig/all on my host computer(Win7).

How do I make these VMware instances available to the internet with fixed IP addresses?

Best Answer

You'll need to do a variety of steps for troubleshooting:

  • Did the VM's get the right DHCP addresses?
  • Are you able to ping the gateway?
  • Are you able to ping the DNS server(s)?
    • If so, have you tried to use nslookup?
  • Can you ping/connect other machines on the network?
  • Did you install any software that would prevent network access?
  • Are your guest machines Win7? Did you configure the type of network you're on?

Just a few things that popped into my head. Please comment back with any pertinent details so we can help further.

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