problems with NAT on Deb 10 box

I've got a Deb10 VM on a laptop and would like this to do the NAT'ing for a Dell server with VM's on the backside. Here is how I have my Deb10 interfaces set up:

Code:iface enp0s17 inet dhcp (usually gets 192.168.1.191)
iface enp0s8 inet static
address 10.0.0.20
netmask 255.255.255.0The results of "ip route show" on Deb10 laptop are:

Code:default via 192.168.1.1 dev enp0s17
10.0.0.0/24 dev enp0s8 proto kernel scope link src 10.0.0.20
192.168.1.0/24 dev enp0s17 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.191
The Deb10 laptop can reach the Internet, but cannot ping the other VM's in the 10.0.0.X range. IPTables allows everything.

On my Dell server VM, I have the following network set up:

Code:iface eth0 inet static
address 10.0.0.30
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 10.0.0.20IPTables allow everything through. I should be able to ping my laptop but cannot.

Pretty basic set up but I am obviously missing something. Any help would be appreciated