I kinda got lazy on this the last few days.  I suppose I was happy I got the password and then didn't do a thing to it since.

Although the whole VM not being able to download all my tools is upsetting me.

I think you are going about this the wrong way. i'll try to help without spoiling it. Your host machine is your attacking pc. Your tools should be accessible on that machine. You need to review the hacker methodology to see what your goals are. Gain information, exploit that information to gain access, elevate privileges, get your token and ensure you have a way back in if the "company" discovered the first vulnerability. (The last part isnt required, but I thought it pertinent.)

Security is ALWAYS a learning process.  Just keep moving forward!

Oh I am.  The teacher mentioned how important this was as it could get yourself into a lot of trouble if you don't and can save you if you can provide the documentation.

I have to get hot on this, this weekend. 

A couple of thoughts.

Assuming they didn't hardcode the IP, then it should get a DHCP-assigned address from VMWare.  Look at VMWare's config, see what subnet those adapters (host only, NAT, etc) are assigned to, then scan the subnet assigned to the adapter you've set the VM to use, from your host, to see what addresses are there / in use.  (You SHOULD only see your machine and the Guest...)

You might also do an 'ifconfig eth0' up, or an 'ifup eth0', depending on the lunix variant of the guest, in the event the guest's NIC isn't even alive, yet.

I will double check what I left the settings on.  Since the begining I had it on Bridged as that is what it was defaulted too but then after doing some research I fooled around with it.

Using the terminal on the Linux box I can only run a few commands.  Most of the commands are not working so maybe they have it locked down also.  Life would be easier if I could just go in a do a "ifconfig" get the IP that way and then move from there.  But such is life.

Um I tried both.  I was on the host which is my despktop and then tried to get the IP's from there doing certain CMD's IPconfig.  Nothing showed. 

Then I logged onto CPTVM1 and tried to get the IP's off it (ifconfig). Again getting nothing.

I have not done anything yet to the second one CPTVM2, should I?

LOL ok, jeez I feel dumb. LOL so on the CPTVM1 how do I go about getting the IP ranges for CPTVM 1 & 2.