>> Are you sure the vmware NIC is configured as bridged, not NAT on the host side? Not really. Does it help if I say I'm using the same Network Adapter configuration with which another VM in same subnet works fine? I've added a screen shot if that helps, though I think it shows the guest config and not host which you questioned.PicPaste - Untitled3-cJQlcohB.png | | | | | | | | | | | PicPaste - Untitled3-cJQlcohB.png PicPaste is a login free service for uploading pictures | | | | View on picpaste.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | >> Firewall1. ssh was kind of an example to show that I'm unable to "see" this machine from outside. Same is true for ping or host.2. I don't know how to specifically add rule to allow ssh/22 through my firewall so before spending more time on that, I just shut firewall down (systemctl stop firewalld). Same result, ssh/ping time out. Would it make sense to start the firewalld and add rule to allow ssh through it?