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Network Resolution Paths
Down the very first left hand column of each resolution path are common issues you might encounter. To the right of each these are VMware's recommended steps to resolving these issues. Each and every one is hyper-linked directly to our Knowledge base article on that topic.
1003675
Network adapter does not appear in the Virtual Infrastructure Client
1003685
ESX Server host network adapter compatibility
1003686
Verifying the integrity of the physical network adapter
1003893
Troubleshooting a virtual machine that has no network connectivity
1003786
Verifying virtual network adapter is present and connected to the virtual machine
1004089
Configuring the speed and duplex of an ESX Server host network adapter
1003899
Verifying the networking within the guest operating system
1179
Networking Error, IP Address Already Assigned to Another Adapter
1004883
Network cable of a virtual machine appears unplugged
1000797
IPSec within a Windows virtual machine
1003969
NIC team failover, failback, or VMotion results in loss of network connectivity
1003685
ESX Server host network adapter compatibility
1004087
Network performance issues
1004088
NIC teaming in ESX Server
1004099
Configuring promiscuous mode on a virtual switch or portgroup
1001805
Choosing a Network Adapter for Your Virtual Machine
1004109
ESX Server host or virtual machines have intermittent or no network connectivity
1003916
Verifying ESX Server hardware (System, Storage, and I/O) devices are supported
1003724
Verifying a network link
1003825
Configuring a VLAN on a portgroup
1001938
ESX Server host requirements for link aggregation
1004089
Configuring the speed and duplex of an ESX Server host network adapter
1003796
Verifying ESX Server host networking configuration on the service console
1002811
Port security on the physical switch causes a loss of network connectivity
1003804
Spanning tree protocol (STP) in an ESX Server environment
1003686
Verifying the integrity of the physical network adapter
1003806
VLAN Configuration on Virtual Switch, Physical Switch, and Virtual Machines - ESX 3.x
1004127
Sample Configuration - ESX connecting to physical switch via VLAN access mode and External Switch VLAN Tagging (EST Mode)
1004074
Sample configuration of virtual switch VLAN tagging (VST Mode) and ESX Server
1004252
Sample configuration of virtual machine(VM) VLAN Tagging (VGT Mode) in ESX
1007842
Troubleshooting Network (TCP/IP) connection issues with a Virtual Machine (VM)
1007875
Verifying virtual machine TCP/IP settings
1008206
Troubleshooting Virtual Machine(VM) TCP/IP by pinging Loopback interface
1008177
Resolving virtual machine IP address conflicts issues
1008184
Troubleshooting network connectivity issues via Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
1007910
Troubleshooting virtual machine default gateway configuration
1007911
Virtual machine firewall configuration
1003806
VLAN Configuration on Virtual Switch, Physical Switch, and Virtual Machines - ESX 3.x
1006935
Virtual machines cannot ping gateway
1004090
Troubleshooting network issues by capturing and sniffing network traffic
1007986
Troubleshooting a Service Console connection failure
1000258
How to configure networking from the Service Console command line
4309499
Changing the IP address, default gateway and hostname of the Service Console in ESX Server 3.x
1003796
Verifying ESX Server host networking configuration on the service console
1003486
Testing network connectivity with the Ping command
1004074
Sample configuration of virtual switch VLAN tagging (VST Mode) and ESX Server
1004127
Sample Configuration - ESX connecting to physical switch via VLAN access mode and External Switch VLAN Tagging (EST Mode)
1008001
Troubleshooting Network Connectivity with Virtual Switch Tagging (VST) mode
1008001
Troubleshooting Network Connectivity with Virtual Switch Tagging (VST) mode
1004074
Sample configuration of virtual switch VLAN tagging (VST Mode) and ESX Server
1006628
Sample switch port configuration - TRUNK Mode with VLAN Pruning
1007069
Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) network information via command line and VirtualCenter on an ESX host
1008017
Verifying gateway IP connectivity using the tcpdump command

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