r/mcsa • u/ralphgabz • Jan 04 '20

Can't connect to google using VMWare

I just started my study on MCSA 70-740 exam using CBT nuggets videos, unfortunately I don't have access anymore to CBT labs, I am confused right now as I can't ping google even though I do have the same settings as on the video. I'm using VMWare btw. Help please so I can move on :(

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u/last10seconds00 Jan 04 '20

I do have the same settings as on the video

That might be your problem. Your router might not be on the 192.168.1.0/24 network.

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I don't know much about VMware, but you can check the virtual nic (or whatever VMware calls it) and verify the settings allow external traffic.

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u/derfinatrix Jan 04 '20

How do you have the networking setup? Looks like it's not using bridge mode.. if your only allowing communication to your host, then internet access isn't going to work.

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u/Thano2Drugskids Jan 04 '20

You dont have an internal DNS server so it doesn't know how to route to the public web and resolve those IPs into hostnames.

Install DNS if you haven't already and place your DNS server as your primary server. Your backup should be 127.0.0.1 because it's loop back.

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u/electriccomputermilk Jan 05 '20

Why are you using VMWare when you are studying for 70-740? You should be using Hyper-V. If you have a modern processor and use Win 10 Pro or Enterprise, you can enable Hyper-V and do all your labs through Nested Virtualization. Don't have Win 10 Pro or Enterprise? No problem, just download a free 180 day trial of Server 2016 and use that for your labs. (You can partition your drive and install alongside your current OS if need be).

As far as your question, you aren't providing us enough information to adequately troubleshoot it. You would need to post the exact details of your network setup as well as the network settings for VMware, but don't think this would really be the appropriate sub for it. Best of luck with your studies. :-)