This issue occurs when the Microsoft Loopback network adapter is installed on the host. Automatic bridging may incorrectly attempt to send network traffic over this adapter which does not have network connectivity.
To ensure that bridged networking functions as expected in Workstation 7.x and later:
Bridged
.Bridged to
drop down box select a usable network adapter.Bridged to
drop-down.To ensure that bridged networking functions as expected in Workstation 6 and VMware Server:
VMnet0
and assign it to a usable network adapter that is not the automatically chosen adapter
option.