Windows 7: Microsoft article Turn Windows Firewall on or off Windows Vista: Microsoft article Turn Windows Firewall on or off Windows XP: Microsoft Knowledge Base article Turn Windows Firewall on or off Check that the virtual machine's firewall is not blocking Internet access. ▸ Right-click the local area network connection, and select “Enable”. ▸ Click “Start” > “Control Panel” > “Network Connections”. Check the VMware host has correct network connection. Once the problem is resolved, there is no need to continue with the subsequent steps. ◆ After operating each step, check if the virtual machine has an Internet access.

If it still has no Internet access, please perform troubleshooting as followings. ◆ If your VMware connection to Internet not working, first of all, please restart the virtual machine. How to fix VMware Internet not working (troubleshooting) Since it is difficult to specify which causes network problems in the first place, it's better to check each item one by one. Next, I will demonstrate how to connect virtual machine to Internet on VMware properly, and show the process in VMware Workstation as an example. The Ethernet controller driver is not installed.Bridge, host-only, or NAT network connection failed.The virtual machine does not have an IP address.There are many reasons may cause VMware internet connection not working, for example: Why VMware internet not working (possible causes) Why does this problem occur, and how can you deal with it? In fact, you may also encounter this situation in VMware - When you open Internet Explorer on a VM, it cannot display the webpage or an X is displayed above the network connection icon, which means your VMware virtual machine has no Internet connection. We've discussed Hyper-V VM no internet issue in a previous article. Even if I'm connected in Wi-fi or LAN, I'm getting the same issue. I'm getting a 'X' mark on the internet icon. It shows that the internet cable is unplugged. Internet is working properly in my host machine but not working in my VM. I'm facing this strange problem from yesterday.

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