Setting up vSwitch can't ping between devices

[paynent]

Hello all. In a lab environment I am trying to create two virtualized esxi servers and a windows server OS all sitting on the same esxi host. The vswitch connecting them is default settings with no uplink, no vlan, no mtu changes. on the virtualized esxi hosts i have setup a vmkernal port on the uplink offered by the vswitch. All devices have an IP in 192.168.120.0/24 subnet. Why can't I ping between them in any direction.

This is my physical esxi host esxi02 is 192.168.120.11, 03 is .12, and iSCSI is .13

Here is one of the virtual esxi hosts, the physical adapter is the one attached to the vSwitch above:

The plan is to setup iSCSI from windows server as an educational practice, but I can't even get this far.

[david3b507]

Hi paynet,

I'd suggest you change the default Security Policy in your virtual switch (the one with no uplinks) to Accept Promiscuous Mode.

[scott28tt]

Following on from the reply above, read this article: https://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2013/11/why-is-promiscuous-mode-forged.html