Hello, I have a notebook with Windows 8 64-bit where I have installed VMware Workstation 10. With VMware Workstation 10 I run a virtual machine with Windows 7 32-bit where I installed TIA Portal 13 SP1 UP5. I'm having some problems communicating with a PLC 1200. I give ping (Figure 1), in fact, is that when you disconnect the cable, communication is lost, so there is no doubt that whoever answers the ping is the PLC 1200 . Then with "Accessible devices" correctly match the PLC in the PN / IE network (Figure 2). I can even blink the LEDs and the PLC responds normally (Figure 3). I click on "Show" and the device appears on the left tree (Figure 4), but here there is already something wrong, not the orange color is observed, typical of an online connection, the environment is gray. If entering "Online and Diagnostics", the setting does not display the operating status of the CPU (RUN, STOP, ERROR), or cycle time, etc. (Figure 5). I can again blink the LEDs and PLC responds normally (figure 6). If I try to rename the device from PLC_1 to PLC_2, I can not, I get an error (imaigen 7), the same as if I try to change the IP adress. Just in case, I checked the adapter configuration PG / PC (Figure 8). I show you the version of TIA Portal I am using in the image 9, information of host system with Windows 8 in the picture 10, information of virtual system with Windows 7 in the image 11, and a photo of the physical connection that I made in the picture 12.

I hope you can help me.

Best Regards,