Need vmware networking help

You need to build 2 (TWO) vSwitches.

vSwitch0, we will call Internal and Local vSwitch.

Create this vSwitch0, with a Virtual Machine Portgroup called e.g Internal LAN (192.168.0.x).

Attach this vSwitch to the Internal LAN physical uplink, network interface in the Host. eg. nic1

vSwitch1, we will call this Public.

Create this vSwitch1, with a Virtual Machine Portgroup called e.g Public LAN (this will server your public internet access).

Attach this vSwitch to the External/Public LAN physical uplink, network interface in the Host. (eg nic2)


In the VM, add two network interfaces, give nic1 internal IP Address 192.168.0.x, and the other IP Address - public IP Address.

Edit the VM Settings, and edit the VM nic interface and select Internal for nic1, and External for nic2.

see my EE Article

Part 14: HOW TO: Configure basic networking on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5.1 (ESXi 5.1) Host Server

(valid for all versions of ESXi)

THANK  YOU SO MUCH, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR,  I WILL GO THORUGH AND UPDATE THE POST.

THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE INFO.

no problems.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but even after configuring the network properly in VMWare, the publicly rout-able NIC/IP will still not be able to ping the private LAN/IP directly. This is a general networking principal, nothing that has to do with VMWare specifically.

MO

Since my  local  IP addresses are in same subnet, I don't the gatway IP address right?

Correct.

@mgortega Also correct, but the Asker, does not want to do that, he wants to Connect into, what would be a Management VM, and then connect to the other VMs from that, "jump start" as he calls it.

This is a related question to this, after discussing these issues.

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28937105/networking-gateway-quesiton.html?anchorAnswerId=41533671#a41533671

How to do it.

Ok, I didn't realize there was a related question. Just wanted to make that the askers expectation wasn't that he could successfully communicate between the two subnets without something like a management VM which was connected to both vSwitches. I'll exit now. =)

MO

Thank  you for your help it works. If I want to use different subnet without router, I need to create new network and assign it to interface.

thank  you very much