This works in Ubuntu 13.10
1. Suspend all virtual machines
2. Edit /etc/vmware/vmnet8/nat/nat.conf
2. Edit /etc/vmware/vmnet8/nat/nat.conf
sudo nano /etc/vmware/vmnet8/nat/nat.conf
For remote desktop in windows,
run ipconfig to check the ip address in address
ipconfig
It should start at 172.16.*.*
Then add the line
3389=172.16.*.*:3389
under the section
[incomingtcp]
3. Restart vmware-player
sudo /etc/init.d/vmware restart