Vmware Workstation Bridged Networking - No Connection

Dear ladies and sirs,
I need your help:
I use a VWmare Workstation 5.5 and NOD32 Internet Security (out of the box - i.e. no firewall modifications). However I do not get a network connection with the VMware Host, when Bridged Networking is set. NAT however works - but Bridged Networking is required.

So, what do I have to do to make it work?
Thanks.

 

Check any logs you may have. For testing while trying to get bridge to work turn off the firewall, a firewall maybe blocking packets which could prevent the virtual machine from accessing the network. Install vmtools.

 

Vmtools are installed. Bridged Networking works both without firewall as well as with other firewalls than NOD32 Internet Security.

 

Hello andreas73,

Switch to Interactive mode:

1. Open the main program window by clicking Start -> All Programs -> ESET -> ESET Smart Security.

2. Press the F5 key to open the Advanced Setup window.

3. From the Advanced Setup tree on the left, Click Personal firewall, and then select Interactive mode from the Filtering mode drop-down menu.

And then set up Protocol filtering:

1. Open the main program window by clicking the ESET icon next to the system clock or by clicking Start -> All Programs -> ESET -> ESET Smart Security.

2. Press the F5 key to display the Advanced Setup window.

3. From the Advanced Setup tree, click Personal Firewall -> Protocol Filtering.

4. Select the Applications marked as Internet browsers or e-mail clients option.

5. From the Advanced Setup tree, click Antivirus and antispyware -> Web access protection -> HTTP -> Web browsers and make sure that only the applications you want scanned with the Internet filter are selected. Typically only real web browsers (iexplorer.exe, firefox.exe, etc.) will need to be selected. Repeat this step for email clients (outlook.exe, thunderbird.exe, etc.) by clicking POP3 -> Email Clients.

6. Click OK to save your changes.

Thank you,
Richard

 

In the IDS section of the firewall setup, make sure to enable the "Enable communication for bridged connections" option.

 

Thanks for all your answers.

In the end, the "thing" that made it work, was re-installing vmware (when eset internet security was installed).

After doing so, bridged networking worked out-of-the-box as well.

It seems that (at least on my machine) the installation order mattered - first eset internet security, and only then vmware.


Thank you all again.