VM Can't Ping But have internet connection using Custom Network Configuration

[NC CH]

Hi Guys,

I am able to access the site eg google.com using a browser in VM (Windows 11) but when ping google.com in cmd I am getting.
    Ping request could not find host google.com. Please check the name and try again.

What configuration is needed for me. Basically I needed this to work on Custom Network Configuration. Kindly advise. 

Site Note
this does not happen when I changed my network configuration to Share with my Mac
this does not happen when I manually configure the DNS in the VM (Windows 11) Preferred DNS set to 8.8.8.8.

My Windows 11 VM is configured to use custom network configuration (vmnet2)

File Location
/Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/vmnet2/dhcpd.config

File Content
# Written at: 01/12/2026 08:20:48

allow unknown-clients;

default-lease-time 1800;                # default is 30 minutes

max-lease-time 7200;                    # default is 2 hours

 

subnet 10.168.145.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {

range 10.168.145.128 10.168.145.254;

option broadcast-address 10.168.145.255;

option domain-name-servers 10.168.145.2;

option domain-name localdomain;

default-lease-time 1800;                # default is 30 minutes

max-lease-time 7200;                    # default is 2 hours

option netbios-name-servers 10.168.145.2;

option routers 10.168.145.2;

}

host vmnet2 {

hardware ethernet 00:50:56:C0:00:02;

fixed-address 10.168.145.1;

option domain-name-servers 0.0.0.0;

option domain-name "";

option routers 0.0.0.0;

}

VMware Fusion

Professional 25H2 (24995814)

MacOS

26.2 (25C56)

Apple M1 Max

Macbook Pro

Best Regards,
NC

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[NC CH]

anyone having this issues?

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[stelliform]

The overrides in the vmnet2 block are breaking DNS in your VM. The browser resolves names because it uses its own resolver stack. Ping fails because it relies on the OS for name resolution. You should remove the three option settings in the vmnet2 block.

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[NC CH]

I have tried using your suggestion and it didn't work.

I have replaced the vmnet2 section to the following.

host vmnet2 {

hardware ethernet 00:50:56:C0:00:02;

fixed-address 10.168.145.1;

}

still the same issues...

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[Steven Feil]

I just set up my VM yesterday. It took a while but I used Chat GPT to help me. Takes some doing to keep the AI focused but finally got through it. Wish I could tell you all that was done, but it took work both in Fusion AND windows.

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[Technogeezer]

Can you share what you did to get things working - at least what you can remember. Might be helpful to others. 

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[Steven Feil]

I will have to go through a VERY long chat and extract what I can find.

Currently I am fighting a horrific result from trying to install my TM3500 printer into windows. The crap freezes the whole machine no matter what I have tried to do.

Steven

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[Technogeezer]

By "freeze the whole machine", does that mean that the VM is frozen but you can run other Mac applications, or does the entire Mac freeze (necessitating a reboot of the Mac)?

Can you share more information about the printer you're trying to install - such as the manufacturer and the driver that you're trying to use.

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[Steven Feil]

The VM freezes completely. I have to do a force quit to get back to the Mac operating system.

Windows and the VM worked perfectly until I tried to install the drivers for my Epson TM3500. It was running 13.6.4 and Windows 22621.1.220506-1250.NI_RELEASE_CLIENTMULTI_A64FRE_EN-US.

I may have done the driver install in the wrong order. Anyway, I tried updating to VM 25H2 to no avail.

I am considering doing a fresh start since I don't know how to find all of the misc files that have been tossed here and there during the process.

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[NC CH]

Hi Guys.

I found the issues. Basically the Enable IPv6 is causing the issues. I have disabled that and now I can ping inside the VM. 

Vmware Fusion > Settings > Custom > vmnet2 > Enable IPv6

probably you might want to forward this to the engineers for rectification. kinda weird when ipv6 enabled, the VM just can't ping but still have internet access.

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