Windows – I cannot ping/connect the VM on VMware Workstation

After fiddling for several hours and getting no where I post here, then fix it five minutes later.

Here's what I did.

1) I had forgotten to disable/configure the default windows 7 firewall on the guest. I allowed traffic and funnily enough this granted inward access.

Some other notes for anyone attempting to do the same:

In AVG firewall (running on my host). Under settings, Advanced settings, is a tick box for "Allow any traffic from/to virtual machines supported by firewall" That needs to be ticked.

Network on the guest needs to be bridged, also "Replicate physical network connection state" needs to be ticked (Not entirely sure about that one, but other info suggested it).

I had same problem: couldn't ping to <-> from host and guest. Other networking was fine. I unchecked the DNE LightWeight Filter I had installed and it fixed the problem. Thanks to Walkerneo's comment. My DNE filter came from Citrix.

1. Network and sharing center
2. Select your adapter that has Internet
3. Click properties button from the Connection Status Window
4. Uncheck DNE LightWeight Filter in the Adapter's properties
5. Click OK and wait for your adapter to reset itself