Question : Problem: esx networking

hi guz

my question concern esx server, my network is pretty basic,

internet to esx server via modem-router connected to physical nic1 and then from physical nic2 to switch then to clients. now i'm managing the esx server through the modem-router, if i connect via switch i cant even ping the esx or the gateway (modem-router).

my question is how do i setup networking in esx so i can setup a vm as gateway, dhcp and nat server to the clients that are after the switch.

Answer : Problem: esx networking

hi.. create an extra vswitch and attach the second nic to the new vswitch. I think you also need to add a vnetwork adapter to that switch also.
once this is done you can assign two nics to your guest, one to each switch.. then its business as normal
this can be done more simply if your  physical switch supports dot1q vlans and trunks

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