Zonealarm and VMWare Player

I always had trouble with Zonealarm and VMWare Player. The firewall just didn't let me access the internet no matter which connection type (bridged, NAT) I configured for the guest system.
But now I have found the right answer to stop this never ending story of disappointment.
Simply go to Zonealarm and open the "firewall > zones" dialog. Here you just have to add the IP address (or range) of your guest system and set its type to "secure".
This way it works... and VMWare rocks!