- How to resolve VMware Workstation no Internet connection
- FIX Network issue in VMware Workstation
- Modify VMware network configuration
- Remove and Add a new VMware network adapter
- Ubuntu installed on Vmware cannot get access to internet
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- cannot connect to internet from virtual machine
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- Restore your VM network settings
- Troubleshooting Ubuntu 20.04 VMware Virtual Machine No Internet Connection
- Solving Ubuntu 20.04 VMware Virtual Machine No Internet
- 1. Setting up Network Interface
- 2. Launching Terminal
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How to resolve VMware Workstation no Internet connection
When I was logging into the virtual machine via SSH connection, I was not prompted to enter the password and the connection terminated with the Connection timed out message.
At first, I thought maybe the IP address had changed, but it’s not possible because I have set the static address, even though the firewall is not implemented on the system. Still, I pinged the network and found the connection was unreachable.
So, I directly logged in to the VMware machine and checked the IP address. I found the IP address was the same. Then why is it not getting connected through SSH? Therefore, again, I tried to ping Reddit and found it was also not working.
$ ping reddit.com ping: reddit.com: Name or service not known
Maybe static configuration has some problems, so I have changed the connection with DHCP settings, but the problem persists.
If you are also having a similar kind of issue, then this guide will be enough to restore the internet connection to your VMware Workstation.
FIX Network issue in VMware Workstation
I believe you have already spent much time resolving this issue, but nothing worked, so I will directly jump to the point of resolving this network issue in VMware.
When you open the VMware Workstation, did you notice a red cross mark on the ethernet port icon? No, this indicates the connection is not established, so you can click on the ethernet port and choose to connect.
This will resolve the network issue in the VMware Workstation, to check the connection you can ping reddit.com if it is pingable then your issue is resolved else you need to follow the next available methods.
Modify VMware network configuration
And sometimes, even if the network symbol doesn’t show a red cross mark on the ethernet icon, you will still not be able to access the internet, so in that case, you need to check the VMware network settings.
You can find Settings options in VM->Settings or you can use the shortcut Ctrl+D to access setting options.
In a Virtual Machine, Settings click on Network Adapter options and check whether your VMware Machine configuration looks like the below image, if it is not then make the possible changes and click save to reload changes.
If the configuration file is similar to the above file and after that also, it’s not working, then you need to remove the network adapter and add the new network adapter hardware from the next window.
Remove and Add a new VMware network adapter
You can follow the number sequence to remove and add new network hardware.
Once you click the Add.. button, this will open the Add Hardware Wizard window. From here you can add a network adapter and, after that, click on Finish to go back to the VMware settings windows.
Lastly, click on the Save button to append the new changes.
Once the machine gets into a usable state, you can check whether the network is pingable or not. As you can see, I can ping reddit.com and you can also see the red cross mark on the ethernet port icon no longer exists.
If the problem persists, then try to follow these steps once more, and if it’s not fixed, then you need to re-install VMware.
Ubuntu installed on Vmware cannot get access to internet
I installed Ubuntu 14.04 on Vmware, the host machine is Windows 7. However, I cannot get access to internet from Ubuntu. I am not clear how to identify the cause and fix it? Thank you for the help. This the screenshot I choose the option of «bridged» option. Besides, I also include the result of running ifconfig I also try to change to «bridge option»
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Selecting NAT option under Network Connection in Network Adapter setting has done the trick for me.
You just need to Bridge your actual Ethernet port to VmWare port, so that virtual machine get access to internet through that bridged connection.
In order to do that, instruction are available on following links:
1. Configuring Bridged Networking Options on a Windows Host
2. Vmware Help
This will definitely solve your issue.
For Vmware PLayer: How to Fix a VMware Player Bridged Network?
There are images shown in the article, which will help you to attend each step.
Another resolution is it may be possible that it won’t work with Bridged Connection. Try with NAT (N/W Address Translation) option.
if it still doesn’t work then check your UBUNTU has correct driver installed.
cannot connect to internet from virtual machine
I am using Vmware Player to use Ubuntu 14.04 but I am unable to get any internet connection in my virtual machine even though my system is connected to the internet. The original OS in my system is Windows 7. Can anybody suggest the way out.
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Found the solution by browsing through multiple threads. Compiling it here.
EDIT : Please check if your network is in bridged mode or not if you are using VMWare/ VirtualBox before following the steps below. Enabling bridge mode and restarting guest OS can resolve the issue.
First check if your network is disabled by using the following cmd in terminal:
If it shows disabled after the name of your adapter ( note down the logical name for later use)
*-network DISABLED description: Ethernet interface product: 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1 bus info: pci@0000:02:01.0 logical name: ens33
All we need to do is enable the adapter, so lets get started.
open up your interfaces file by using the following cmd:
My file had the following data written:
auto lo iface lo loopback
But the logical name of my NIC was ens33 ( not lo), so i changed it to read the following and saved the file.
auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet dhcp
Now time to restart the networking service.
check if network is back up, it shouldn’t have that disabled tag anymore.
If that doesn’t work -> But as explained earlier change the network adaptor settings to bridged in your virtual machine settings.
If all that does not work, the best way to resolve the issue is
Restore your VM network settings
If you are using an older version download a new version (trial version would also work) — we are just updating your settings
Follow the steps:
Depending on how you are connected to the network, try either Bridged or NAT mode for the VM’s network adapter. Keep in mind that you may lose connectivity from the host machine to the VM. In this case you’ll need another network adapter.
In most cases NAT should work. In this case only your host machine’s IP is visible to the network, and ports are allocated for the VM to communicate to the outside world. The problem is that you can’t connect to the VM from the host machine if you need to. Add another adapter as I mentioned above and connect to its IP address. You will have two adapters — one for the Internet and the other for host-to-guest.
In the bridge mode the VM is visible to the outside network, so a network configuration is required that enables the VM to get an IP address and participate in the network (for example, network administrators may block unknown MAC addresses). The host machine talks with the VM as it were just a computer on the network.
Update your question with additional information if my suggestion does not work: guest OS, how your host computer is connected to the network, what the current configuration of the VM’s network adapters is. Is it a home or a workplace computer?
So I guess if you are connected to a corporate LAN, then NAT will work while Bridge will not. To add another interface 1) add an adapter in VMWare Player; 2) Add an interface in Ubuntu. Assuming your existing interface is eth0, edit /etc/network/interfaces, adding these lines:
auto eth1 iface eth1 inet dhcp
Then restart the networking service:
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
Another reason for your not being able to connect to the Internet may be a proxy server. Make sure that the proxy configuration in the VM is the same as in the host machine.
Troubleshooting Ubuntu 20.04 VMware Virtual Machine No Internet Connection
Solving Ubuntu 20.04 VMware Virtual Machine No Internet
Hi! This Guide shows you How to Solve Ubuntu 20.04 VMware Virtual Machine No Internet Connection.
And this Solution has been Tested on a several VMware Fusion/Workstation Linux Virtual Machines.
1. Setting up Network Interface
2. Launching Terminal
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