Issue - My Host Windows can NOT ping the VMWare12 guest Oracle Linux Server.
Scenario :
Host : Windows10 64 - Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.14393]
Guest01 : Oracle Linix 7 -Linux Server01.localdomain 3.8.13-118.14.2.el7uek.x86_64 #2 SMP Fri Nov 18 10:30:09 PST 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root@Server01 oracle]# ifconfig
eno16777736: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
--> inet 192.168.245.169 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.245.255
inet6 fe80::20c:29ff:fec7:9c71 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
ether 00:0c:29:c7:9c:71 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING> mtu 65536
--> inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
virbr0: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
--> inet 192.168.122.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.122.255
Guest02 : Oracle Linux 7 -Linux Server-02.localdomain 3.8.13-35.3.1.el7uek.x86_64 #2 SMP Wed Jun 25 15:27:43 PDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root@Server-02 12.1.0]# ifconfig
eno16777736: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
--> inet 192.168.245.171 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.245.255
inet6 fe80::20c:29ff:fe83:456b prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
ether 00:0c:29:83:45:6b txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING> mtu 65536
--> inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
EXTRA Info : - Boths VM server has dynamic IP address
- The vm Network info : VMnet0 Bridged Auto-Bridging
VMnet1 Host-only 192.168.31.0
VMnet8 NAT 192.168.245.0
1) I am ABLE to ping the VM-Guest Server-02 from VM-Guest Server01
[root@Server01 oracle]# hostname
Server01.localdomain
[root@Server01 oracle]# ping 192.168.245.171
PING 192.168.245.171 (192.168.245.171) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.245.171: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.11 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.245.171: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.847 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.245.171: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.726 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.245.171: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.830 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.245.171: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=0.265 ms
^C
--- 192.168.245.171 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4009ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.265/0.756/1.114/0.278 ms
2) I am ABLE to ping the VM-Guest Server01 from VM-Guest Server-02
[root@Server-02 12.1.0]# hostname
Server-02.localdomain
[root@Server-02 12.1.0]# ping 192.168.245.169
PING 192.168.245.169 (192.168.245.169) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.245.169: icmp_seq=1 ttl=128 time=0.434 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.245.169: icmp_seq=2 ttl=128 time=0.702 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.245.169: icmp_seq=3 ttl=128 time=0.721 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.245.169: icmp_seq=4 ttl=128 time=0.886 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.245.169: icmp_seq=5 ttl=128 time=0.751 ms
^C
--- 192.168.245.169 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4006ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.434/0.698/0.886/0.150 ms
3) I am ABLE to ping the from Host-Windows10 to Server-02
C:\WINDOWS\system32>ver
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.14393]
C:\WINDOWS\system32>ping 192.168.245.171
Pinging 192.168.245.171 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.245.171: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.245.171: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.245.171: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.245.171: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.245.171:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
However
4) I am NOT ABLE to ping from Host-Windows10 the Server01
[root@Server01 oracle]# iptables --flush
C:\WINDOWS\system32>ping 192.168.245.169
Pinging 192.168.245.169 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 192.168.245.169:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
Please, can someone help me on this issue, I really appreciate any help.