I would like to just zoom into my specific problem here :
The HP Proliant 480C comes with a Layer3 switch (Gbe2c model) built in :
a)we have succeeded in building a Windows guest client inside this VMWare
server earlier. The Windows client has an IP addr 10.51.x.y & it uses the
very same switch & is able to get connected to other LANs. So from this
Windows client, I'm able to ping to other servers on other subnets & vice-
versa
b)however, after building this Linux ESX inside the same VMWare, it's able to
to boot up fine, just that it's unable to even reach the built-in Layer 3 switch:
From this Layer3 switch, I'm able to ping to the Windows guest client
10.51.x.y but from this built-in Layer3 switch, I'm unable to ping to the
Linux client (172.17.y.z) (with vswif0 interface up & running)
c) I then tried to configure an IP addr for eth2 (172.17.y.t) in this Linux client
but it did not help make this Linux client reachable from anywhere
Is there a firewall within Linux which could have prevented these connectivity
& if so how do we disable it?
During installation of Linux, there's a screen for "Tagging" where we can key
in a VLAN id - what is this for?
Do we need to create a VLAN on the switch for the Windows OS & another
separate VLAN for the Linux OS?
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