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Change vNic In VM (on ESX5.5 or Workstation 10.0)

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I have some VMs with Win7 prof running. Some run on Workstation V10.0 and some on an ESX5.5.
All of them have the "vmxnet3 Ethernet Adapter#2" as the network adapter.
I there a possibility to change this to the "E1000 (Intel PRO/1000 MT Network Connection" adpter?

Thanks

Eric

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Hello
My application has a communication problem with the error message "Hardware or Driver Problem". So I want to try another Networkadapter.
Because I don't have this problem on another VM with a E1000 I want to try to change it on my "problem"-VM.

Is there a possibility to change it without using PowerCLI ?

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I can choose the adapter type on the vShpereClient for the ESX when I add a new network adapter. But I cannot do this on the Workstation.

It look like the Workstation does not provide this possibility.

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

You will need to remove, and re-add a new device. (with the Power off on the VM)

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I still cannot choose the adapter type. I have Workstation V10.0.1.
Please see the attached file for my availible options.
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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

This is what I wrote in my first post...

Also note, that you may not find support for VMXNET3 in VMware Workstation!

it does not exist!

Unless you start hacking around with Workstation!