I'm pretty new to vmware. So I'm looking for some advice. I seem to be having a similar issue
this is the pattern
host can ping =everything
host can ping guest
vm guest can ping host
vm guest can ping everything
differant host cannot ping vm guest,
vm guest can ping differant host.
configuration
VM hosting on XP(with SP3) with VM workstation
VM image is 2k3 gserver
vm was cloned and MAC addresses were changed.
Bridged connection.
neither is hosting dhcp
both are getting ipaddresses from external DHCP servers.
DNS is resolving to correct address.
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : na.agrogroup.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82567LM Gigabit Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : XX-XX-2X-99-4B-1D
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : X.X.X.66
VM Guest
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Accelerated AMD PCNet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : XX-XX-2X-77-5F-9D
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : X.X.X.92
firewalls were disabled to make life easier in testing to find out what the issue. is . . if there is more information needed please ask and i will provide