ping fysical mashine to/from VM

I have a VM with Win XP Pro ("VM") running on a fysical Win XP Pro mashine
("host").

The host can ping the VM without any problem.

But, the VM can ping the host only when the host's firewall is turned off. I
have used both the Windows Firewall and the Northon 360 Firewall but the
problem is the same.

I have tried to find some setting in the host firewall that could prevent
the VM to reach it, but have found nothing that solves the problem.

Anyone who has any suggestion on this?

Thanks,
Inge Larsson

On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:48:02 -0700, Inge Larsson
<> wrote:

>I have a VM with Win XP Pro ("VM") running on a fysical Win XP Pro mashine
>("host").
>
>The host can ping the VM without any problem.
>
>But, the VM can ping the host only when the host's firewall is turned off. I
>have used both the Windows Firewall and the Northon 360 Firewall but the
>problem is the same.
>
>I have tried to find some setting in the host firewall that could prevent
>the VM to reach it, but have found nothing that solves the problem.
>
>Anyone who has any suggestion on this?
>
>Thanks,
>Inge Larsson

How to enable ping in Windows Firewall

By default, Windows Firewall disable ICMP. That blocks ping to the
computer. To enable the ping, follow these steps:

1. Open Windows Firewall by going to Control Panel or the properties
of the connection.

2. Select Advanced

3. Click Setting in the ICMP.

4. Check the Allow incoming echo request

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/

Thanks Steve, great!!

"Steve Jain [MVP]" wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:48:02 -0700, Inge Larsson
> <> wrote:
>
> >I have a VM with Win XP Pro ("VM") running on a fysical Win XP Pro mashine
> >("host").
> >
> >The host can ping the VM without any problem.
> >
> >But, the VM can ping the host only when the host's firewall is turned off. I
> >have used both the Windows Firewall and the Northon 360 Firewall but the
> >problem is the same.
> >
> >I have tried to find some setting in the host firewall that could prevent
> >the VM to reach it, but have found nothing that solves the problem.
> >
> >Anyone who has any suggestion on this?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Inge Larsson
>
> How to enable ping in Windows Firewall
>
> By default, Windows Firewall disable ICMP. That blocks ping to the
> computer. To enable the ping, follow these steps:
>
> 1. Open Windows Firewall by going to Control Panel or the properties
> of the connection.
>
> 2. Select Advanced
>
> 3. Click Setting in the ICMP.
>
> 4. Check the Allow incoming echo request
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
> http://vpc.essjae.com/
>