I've been following here, in order to get 2 subnets working on ESxi 6, you must put VMKernal Nic in "VM Network"port group, however only when i put it in a new port group i created does it actually reflect the external network: Is this right?
In ether case, the source i can select when editing VM setting is "VM Network" which wouldn't equal to 2nd screenshot.
What am I missing..?
Dear TECH198 You need to understand the difference in VMK and VMnetwork, whenever we have a network where ESXi will communicate as its own identity we create VMkernal port group which has a IP assigned, that IP will represent ESXi in that network.
Now VM network is a subnet on which Virtual machines will be communicating, hence it doesnt have a VMK, as IP will be assigned to the NIC card of the VM.
Now, if you want 2 subnets VMs to talk to each other then, add vm network port group with (vLan ID), and these vLans should be route able.
Regards
Pradhuman
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Silly me...
It took me ages to get this to work but the solution ended up be very simple.. All i needed was ad a second uplink.
No port groups or anything,, just add uplink..
However, i think now know why it was recommended to set as "bridged" mode. I tried to use NAT, to use Mac's internet connection along with Host only, and had Windows issues on reboot. it lost connection, but the moment disables adapter 1 from device manager, internet started working again, so i changed second NIC in Esxi to "Bridged" and cleared that up.
I should listen here more often ![]()
