Len Kally

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I do not see in VMware Workstation where this can be set. &nbsp; It does not offer E1000 interface.<br />
I am using Workstation V12
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I do not see in VMware Workstation where this can be set.   It does not offer E1000 interface.
I am using Workstation V12

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I am setting up a test VMware ESXi 6.5 environment via VMware Workstation.<br />
I configured a ESXi host.<br />
Initial setup for vSwitch0 is set for DHCP and obtains an IP address from my ISP server.<br />
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<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2018/04_w14/1295946/ISP_Network.bmp" target="_blank" title="ISP vSwitch0 (433 KB)"><img alt="ISP vSwitch0" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 535px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2018/04_w14/1295946/ISP_Network.bmp" /></a><br />
On my other VMs in VMWare Workstation I have 2 NICs on each machine: &nbsp;Internal (10.1.1.x) &amp;&nbsp;External (DHCP from ISP).<br />
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All my machines can communicate with each other except for this ESXi Host, via the Internal NIC.<br />
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I am having problems configuring a 2nd NIC for Internal use only. &nbsp; Meaning there is no GW needed. &nbsp;My internal network has no Gateway, because it is just within this private network.<br />
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How do I setup a second NIC on the ESXi host, so it can communicate with my internal VMs?<br />
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Thanks
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I am setting up a test VMware ESXi 6.5 environment via VMware Workstation.
I configured a ESXi host.
Initial setup for vSwitch0 is set for DHCP and obtains an IP address from my ISP server.



On my other VMs in VMWare Workstation I have 2 NICs on each machine:  Internal (10.1.1.x) & External (DHCP from ISP).

All my machines can communicate with each other except for this ESXi Host, via the Internal NIC.

I am having problems configuring a 2nd NIC for Internal use only.   Meaning there is no GW needed.  My internal network has no Gateway, because it is just within this private network.

How do I setup a second NIC on the ESXi host, so it can communicate with my internal VMs?

Thanks

ESXi host v6.5

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an auto configuration protocol used on IP networks and an extension of the Bootstrap Protocol. DHCP allows for computers to be configured automatically to communicate with each other over an IP network without the need for manual setup by a network administrator. The implementation of DHCP relies on a DHCP server to hand out network configuration information to DHCP-capable clients that request an IP address (and other information required or useful in communicating with other devices on an IP network). In addition to an IP address, common configuration information served over DHCP includes a default gateway, subnet mask and DNS sever(s).

DHCP

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.