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dabuda
dabuda

Reputation: 101

Using VMware as a server the host can connect to

I am attempting to connect to a SQL Server on a virtual machine (VMware) from the host.

The VM is running Windows Server 2012 with SQL Server 2012. The host is running Windows 7.

I now have the urge to throw this computer out the window.

What I am finding online is just repeats of the above steps. Could someone explain to me how to do this as if I have never done something like this before (because I haven't), or failing that, tell me what I am doing wrong?

Postscript:

I am trying to make these questions as good as I can, but I am not very good at it. I have read the instructions for asking a good question a third time before asking this, and I am trying. So please, if you are going to mark it as unclear or a duplicate, please tell me why and give me a little time to alter it, or come back after I have had time to alter it, because it is very difficult to get better without feedback, and frustrating when people just say "this isn't a good question", put it on hold, and don't bother checking back when I try to make it better.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1975

Answers (2)

dabuda
dabuda

Reputation: 101

The solution to my problem was that I didn't turn Windows Firewall all the way off, I just turned off the Domain Profile.

Once I turned off the Private and Public profiles as well, I was able to ping.

Thank you to those that offered their help. It is appreciated.

Upvotes: 0

Rumesh Bandara
Rumesh Bandara

Reputation: 185

You should use Bridged Networking to communicate from host to VM guest OS, in your case Windows 7 to Windows 2012. Please refer Understanding networking types in hosted products for more information about VMware networking types.

Make sure to turn off firewall in Windows 2012 instance as it may block the network connectivity between two instances.

Upvotes: 1

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