Usb Network Adapter Driver
I had several folks ask me about an updated for ESXi 6.5, similiar to what I had created for. There were some changes that came with ESXi 6.5 and thanks to Songtao, I was able to build a new driver. For those of you who are not familiar with this particular driver, I highly recommend you give this article a read before proceeding any further. If you are interested in Realtek driver for ESXi 6.5, be sure to check out Jose's blog for more info. UPDATE (04/23/18) - For folks who plan to upgrade or install ESXi 6.7, you can continue using the 6.5 driver. I've had several folks reach out and share there have not been any issues and upgrades will preserver the USB NIC driver or you can perform a fresh install and follow the steps below.
Usb Network Controller Driver Windows 7 64 Bit
Linksys Usb Network Adapter Driver
To to use this new driver for ESXi 6.5, there are some additional steps that is required. Below are the instructions on how to install this on an ESXi 6.5 host. Step 0 - Download the or and upload it to your ESXi host. Step 1 - If you are upgrading from an existing ESXi 5.5 or 6.0 environment, the first thing you will want to do is uninstall the old driver by running the following command (specify the correct name of the driver): esxcli software vib remove -n vghetto-ax88179-esxi60u2 Step 2 - Install the VIB by running the following ESXCLI command to install: esxcli software vib install -v /vghetto-ax88179-esxi65.vib -f Step 3 - Next, you will need to disable the USB native driver to be able to use this driver.