RHEL 6.5 on VMware Workstation 10 – No Internet

Hi. I installed RHEL 6.5 within VMware Workstation 10 as a VM for training. I used a Bridged (Automatic) Network Adapter/Connection. The OS installed using ‘Easy Install’ and boots fine, is assigned an IP address X.Y.23.116. However I cannot view websites or active my RHN subscription.

I have tried using ‘Replicate physical network connection state’ and I have also tried disabling the firewall within RHEL. My firewall on the laptop has an exception for bridged VMware traffic and I have tested connectivity with my Server 2008 R2 VM: It has the same setup and can receive updates/connect to the internet.

[j@localhost ~]$ lspci | grep -i net
02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 01)

Any help I can receive to get RHEL online would be greatly appreciated.