Hi Folks
I am struggling with the basic network configuration for a simple nested lab environment for personal use. I am hoping someone can please point me in the right direction..
My setup is as follows:-
Single PC, 64GB ram
Workstation Pro 15.5, inside of which I have created:-
1 x Virtual esxi 6.7 install, inside of which I have created:-
1 x VM (fw appliance)
Steps so far:-
Installed VM Workstation. Added vmnet2, host-only. Configured vmnet2 nic on my pc with 192.168.10.1/24
Installed esxi 6.7 inside workstation and I have gained access to the esxi environment via the browser on my workstation (192.168.13.129). I presume I can access this IP from my workstation because the vmnet8 connection type is set to NAT?
From the esxi client browser I created the FW appliance VM and assigned a management IP of 192.168.10.100/24 during the install. When I view the network settings from esxi the default nic config is applied (Network Adapter 1, type VMXNET 2 (Enhanced)).
The issue I have is that I cannot ping 192.168.10.100 from my workstation (192.168.10.1) therefore i cannot remotely manage the fw VM via my pc browser.
I am not fully understanding what is required in network terms to allow my workstation access to the FW VM inside esxi.
I have attached screenshots of the config thus far..
Thanks, hcnuc
Message was edited by: hc nuc
