How to connect machines to network with only 1 mac?

[stefan85]

Hello there,

I've a problem and can't solve it by myself. I have a root server and wanted to use esxi 5.1 as I'm more flexible. My problem: I've only 1 physical mac and IP available. So my first VM should be a NAT one like pfSense. But i don't get the connection. Even if I install a simple Debian I can't get any network connection.

I have: 1 vSwitch0 and one VMkernel-Port (vmk0) connected to my physical adapter vmnic1.

What should I do to get a vm connected? Sould I add another switch on vSwitch0 or another switch1 with a new card 0? I want to use pfSense for NATing as there is no other possibility to get more vm's connected to the 1 network with it's 1 mac.

Any help would be much apreciated.

[DavoudTeimouri]

Hi,

As you know, virtual switches are working same as physical switches on layer 2, ports communications are based on MAC. So it's impossible.

You can install a server such as Windows server 2008 and use "Remote Access Services" and NAT for other your clients.

Davoud.

[stefan85]

So there is really no possibility to get an esxi running when my privder has port security enabled which is allowing only 1 mac from the host?

[weinstein5]

Welcome to the Community - If you are providing your Internet Provider with the physical MAC address that is the problem - what you will need to do is provide the provider the MAC address of VM running the firewall - it is this MAC address that the IP packets use -