Client PC (Win7/Win8) cannot ping to VMware server (CentOS 8), but server can ping client
Solution 1:
Okay, so eventually I got it to work myself...
What I did to finally get it working was:
- On VMware settings, I went into Virtual Network Editor and changed the settings for "Bridged". I changed the used adapter from "Automatic" to the corresponding adapter of the server PC.
- Changed the settings for the CentOS 8 to use Bridged.
- On the CentOS 8 VM, I went to the internet adapter settings -- since this is an intranet system, it was a "wired" for it.
- Clicked on the settings, and went onto the IPv4 tab, and changed it from Manual to Automatic (DHCP).
- Back on the terminal, I started up Laravel again with the
php artisan serve --host 192.168.xx.xx --port 8081command, but now with a new IP that I got from changing the above settings. (Port is kept the same since it's the one I've opened via firewalld. - Tried to ping that IP on other computer, and now instead of
request time outI gotDestination Net Unreachable. Nevertheless, I tried to access the IP + port on a web browser, and now the page we've been trying to access now shows up!