VMWare Workstation Network Issue

[octoberasian]

My computer running Vista 64-bit SP1 with VMWare Workstation 6.5.1.

I have two physical NICs installed: one 10/100 on PCI and the other is a 10/100/1000 onboard.

10/100 has the address: 192.168.1.60
10/100/1000 has the address: 192.168.1.20
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Ok, that's the physical part. Now on the virtual part, I have them configured as such in the Network editor:

Vmnet 0 -> 10/100/1000
Vmnet 1 -> Vmware Network Adapter Vmnet 1
Vmnet 2 -> 10/100
Vmnet 8 -> Vmware Network Adapter Vmnet 8
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I have a virtual machine running Windows XP SP3 with the network setting set to "Custom: virtual network - Vmnet 2 (Bridged)."

It's detected as an AMD Cnet network adapter with the address set to 192.168.1.126 inside the virtual machine.

Now, here's the problem:

I can access the internet just fine and download files, but using it to have an MMORPG (as a way to test network connections in the virtual machine), it cannot connect to the server.

I have tested WoW and Mabinogi so far, but neither can connect to their respective servers.

I want to run an Apache/MySQL/PHP server on this virtual machine but I want to be sure the network is working properly before I do so.

Did I configure anything wrong in VMware? Or am I missing something?

Again, can access the internet and download files but flaky on the server connections to MMOs.

Connections are as follows again:
192.168.1.20 (Gigabit) -> Vmnet 0
192.168.1.60 (10/100) -> Vmnet 2 -> AMD Cnet - 192.168.1.126 (Virtual)

Eventually if this works properly, I'm going to migrate it to Cent OS 5.2 in VMware once I become more familiar with Linux first. Also, apparently running Cent OS 5.2 in VMware takes up less RAM than XP.
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[octoberasian]

Tried Bridged and NAT, nothing worked.

Tested an Apache/PHP installation in the Win XP VM, website won't show up even with all ports forwarded correctly.

But, web browsing and downloading files like MySQL still work fine.

 

[criccio]

FWIW, back when I used VMware WS ( I use VB now), I disabled the virtual network adapter it created in my "network adapter" window of my Vista64 host.

I set all my VM's to bridged and all was well, they pulled IP's from my networks DHCP server nicely.

Sometimes simple == better.

 

[Cyberrad]

Is the host machine running an AV package (AV/Firewall/Anti-Spy)? I had an issue with Symantec Endpoint Protection's Teefer2 Driver on the NICs messing with VM workstation's virtual adapters. I disabled the teefer2 driver and all was well.