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If you use a later version of ESX, you have got updated VMware Tools, which includes later drivers.<br />
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Ensure you are using the VMXNET3 network intwerface and not the E1000 legacy NIC.
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If you use a later version of ESX, you have got updated VMware Tools, which includes later drivers.

Ensure you are using the VMXNET3 network intwerface and not the E1000 legacy NIC.

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Thanks, i have now done this on one server and it has updated. Unfortunatley it has not solved my issue.<br />
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Would you advise upgrading all Nics away from the legacy E1000 then?
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Thanks, i have now done this on one server and it has updated. Unfortunatley it has not solved my issue.

Would you advise upgrading all Nics away from the legacy E1000 then?

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Is it possible to update the drivers for the NIC on my Windows 2008 VM.<br />
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I think i have an issue and want to reinstall the drivers, what would be the best way?<br />
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Remove the NIC altogether and add a new one, or update the drivers on the 2008 server.<br />
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The Current NIC is a E1000 which is the Intel Pro/1000MT NIC. My current driver version is 2008 (8.4.1.0)<br />
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Many Thanks
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Is it possible to update the drivers for the NIC on my Windows 2008 VM.

I think i have an issue and want to reinstall the drivers, what would be the best way?

Remove the NIC altogether and add a new one, or update the drivers on the 2008 server.

The Current NIC is a E1000 which is the Intel Pro/1000MT NIC. My current driver version is 2008 (8.4.1.0)

Many Thanks

Update NIC drivers in VM on ESX

The Microsoft Legacy Operating System topic includes legacy versions of Microsoft operating systems prior to Windows 2000: All versions of MS-DOS and other versions developed for specific manufacturers and Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions, and Windows Mobile.

Microsoft Legacy OS

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.