HTC device trying to connect via USB to VMWare

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All,

I have a web application that I have built in a VMWare environment. I would like to review the page layout on my Universal via USB connection - but can't.

I am using a bridged connection with a dedicated IP address on my VMWare instance. I can connect to the site from my host machine's (The machiine that VMWare is installed on) browsers - with success. When I plug the Universal or any other mobile device into the host - via USB - activesync starts, a connection is made between the device and my laptop.

When I go to iexplore on my Universal and type in the IP address of the VM Server I get an error. "The page cannot be displaued or downloaded because the connection was lost. Check the connection and try again later."

I can see from my laptop that the connection has not been lost between the Universal and my laptop.

Do you have an idea on how to make this work?

ActiveSync "pass through" settings?

Checked. Tried both Active Sync 4.2.x and 4.5.