I am experiencing a persistent network conflict between VMware Workstation Pro and Kaspersky Firewall.
When Kaspersky Firewall is turned on, my virtual machines show as connected to the network, but they have no internet access at all. The network adapter inside the guest OS displays a standard active connection because the IP address is assigned properly via NAT or Bridged mode, but web pages fail to load and external servers cannot be reached.
To restore internet access, simply disabling Kaspersky Firewall is not enough. I also have to completely reset the VMware Virtual Network settings to default in the Virtual Network Editor, and as soon as I turn the Kaspersky Firewall back on, the internet connection drops immediately. For context, I do not have this issue at all when using Virtualbox on the same machine, so the problem seems specific to how Kaspersky interacts with VMware's network stack.
I would like to keep Kaspersky Firewall running for security, but I need a proper solution or configuration guide to stop Kaspersky from blocking VMware connection permanently when the firewall is active.
Hello everyone,
I am experiencing a persistent network conflict between VMware Workstation Pro and Kaspersky Firewall.
When Kaspersky Firewall is turned on, my virtual machines show as connected to the network, but they have no internet access at all. The network adapter inside the guest OS displays a standard active connection because the IP address is assigned properly via NAT or Bridged mode, but web pages fail to load and external servers cannot be reached.
To restore internet access, simply disabling Kaspersky Firewall is not enough. I also have to completely reset the VMware Virtual Network settings to default in the Virtual Network Editor, and as soon as I turn the Kaspersky Firewall back on, the internet connection drops immediately. For context, I do not have this issue at all when using Virtualbox on the same machine, so the problem seems specific to how Kaspersky interacts with VMware's network stack.
I would like to keep Kaspersky Firewall running for security, but I need a proper solution or configuration guide to stop Kaspersky from blocking VMware connection permanently when the firewall is active.
System details:
Kaspersky version(Application Version): 21.26.4.406
OS: Windows 11 25H2
VMware Workstation Pro version: 26H1 (26.0.0.25388281)
Any advice or troubleshooting steps would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!