title: Apache Server Problem? can't access apache server in Guest OS from Host OS when using vmware
body: <p>Here is the situation:</p>
  
  <p>-Using VMWare Workstation, set the network adapter to bridge.
  -Host os is winxp, guest os is CentOS 5
  -Apache server installed in guest (centos) os
  -Say my host ip:<code>172.19.20.100</code>, my guest ip:<code>172.19.20.101</code></p>
  
  <p>My host installed rails, so I just type 'rails server' in command line, it started up a server.I can access that in my guest os when I typing <code>172.19.20.100:3000</code> into the browser.</p>
  
  <p>But when I started Apache server in guest, I can't access that in host when I typing <code>172.19.20.101</code> into the browser. If I type <code>172.19.20.101</code> in the guest, it does work...And <code>ping 172.19.20.101</code> in the host command line also works.</p>
  
  <p>So I guess something goes wrong in the apache server. But I comapred the httpd.conf with some tutorials and didn't see anything unusual.</p>
  
  <p>Please give some advice.</p>