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--- docs:guide-user:virtualization:vmware [2021/07/20 16:30] – added a link to an updated openwrt ova file therojam
+++ docs:guide-user:virtualization:vmware [2024/02/29 22:08] (current) – [Things you need] frkca
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   * 19.07.5 in combination with VMware ESXi 6.7.0 Update 2 Build 16713306
   * 21.02.0-rc3 on a VMware vSphere Client version 6.7.0.42000 machine
+  * 23.05.2 on a VMware vSphere VM VMware ESXi, 6.7.0, 20497097
 ==== Things you need ====
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-On Fusion I had to use the IDE drive controller type.
+On Fusion I had to use the IDE drive controller type. This also applies to recent ESXi versions, just switch the Virtual Device Node from default SCSI controller 0 to IDE 0. Also, recent OpenWRT and ESXi versions do support running VMXNET3 virtual NIC so you can achieve 10GE speeds.
 ===== Quick Start =====
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 ==== Upgraded/Updated OVA for OpenWRT21 ====
-After import of the previous OVA-file to VMware Sphere I was able to upgrade to the latest openwrt version.
+After import of the previous OVA-file to VMware Sphere, I was able to upgrade to the latest OpenWrt version (21-00-RC3).
+This machine, //OpenWRT-21// has
+  * 2 CPU
+  * 2 GB
+  * 2 NiCs
+    * WAN defined as DHCP client
+    * LAN static address 192.168.1.1 as DHCP server
+  * Compatibility ESXi 5.0 and later (VM version 8)
+  * Installed VMware tools, as well as vnet drivers
 <WRAP center round download 60%>
-https://www.dropbox.com/s/nljp8todp99qggn/OpenWRT21.ova?dl=0</WRAP>
+https://www.dropbox.com/s/nljp8todp99qggn/OpenWRT21.ova
+</WRAP>