> > > > >> 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 > > > > > > >> 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? > > Since you are not able to communicate to the CentOS 7 vm from the host are > you at least able to ping the gateway from the from the guest, which is in > this case the CentOS 7 VM? > So it was a stupid mistake, I had selected the wrong VLAN while creating the VM. Compared the network config with a VM on same ESXi host that was working.