How to make VMWAre working with ZoneAlarm

I read several posts about using VMWare with ZoneAlarm, and the result was not encouraging. Apperently ZoneAlarm cannot distinish whether the IP request is from VMWare or other app since VMWare's virtual network done so good a job that even Zone Alarm cannot tell if it's from VMWare.

So my final soultion is EXPLICTLY put the IP Address assigned to the VMWare OS in ZoneAlarm's trust list. Of course, if my VM OS couldn't even get the IP address from the DHCP server from the first place, then I have no choice but turn of ZoneAlarm, let VM OS get the DHCP IP, then turn Zone Alarm, and specify the IP address in Zone Alarm.

A bit of manual work, but at least I find a way to keep using VMWare while being protected by software Firewall.