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Did you install ESXi on a standard gaming PC? Your Realtek or certain Intel 2.5GbE NICs will not work out of the box. You need the "Community Networking Driver for ESXi" (fling). Download the VIB file and install it via SSH. Without this, your network card will look like a ghost. The Verdict: Is it worth the headache? Yes.

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If you have tried to download VMware ESXi 8 recently, you have probably felt a sudden urge to pull your hair out. Did you install ESXi on a standard gaming PC

By default, ESXi 8 yells at you if you haven't deployed a vCenter server. Since you are free, you don't have one. SSH into your host and run: esxcli system settings advanced set -o /UserVars/SuppressShellWarning -i 1 Download the VIB file and install it via SSH

(Note: VMware changes these keys rarely. If that key fails, search the VMware Communities forum for the updated free key.) You have the ISO on a USB stick. You installed it on your Dell PowerEdge or Intel NUC. Now what?

Do not panic. Install the ISO anyway. It comes with a 60-day evaluation license by default. During those 60 days, you can apply the free key, or simply keep hitting "Evaluate" (it doesn't lock you out, it just nags you).

While downloading, look for a tab labeled or "Release Notes" near the download button. You are looking for a license key that starts with 4F40H ... (that is the standard free key format).