aquapc

Hi... I've installed Window Vista 5270 on a VM v5, in a WinXP home host PC. After so many trial and error, I've managed to have Vista running smoothly (well almost... 'cept the Network part). Since nothing happened w/ VMware tools network adapter. I've changed the Network adapter from VMware network adapter to AMD PCNET Family Ethernet Adapter (PCI). My connection setting for my network adapter is NAT (host's shared IP). I can now connect to the internet fine. But I can't get it to share anything between Vista and the host PC. I can see the stuff on my network place (from the host machine) but I can't access it thru Vista. And yet I can't see Vista network stuff in my Network place thru my host PC. As if its almost there and yet too far still to really get in touch. Plus, my connected indicator icon is all 'x'-ed out and telling me there's no way I should be connected online right now w/c is a bit confusing since I'm working this post right at this very moment. I do have the online connectivity but somehow it doesn't sense it enough. Can anyone please help me get this network see each other from Vista and the host PC (vice-versa)? And get them openly share. I would really appreciate any help. Thanks.