Odd question vmware. Esx on a laptop, wifi?

I don't think that you should even bother. I have done it on a laptop via the wire for doing P2V stuff at a remote site. Always via Cat5 though.
 
I have heard it installs and has no issues on Dell D630s but only with the wired connection. I dont know for sure tho, second hand info.
 
I've done it on an EliteBook 8440W and EliteBook 8560W. No wireless though. I had to get a customized install for the 8560W, as the intel Ethernet wasn't recognized...
 
WiFi won`t work, not only are there no drivers bundled with ESXi for any WiFi adapters, but even if there was, there is no support for wireless networking(connecting to a SSID, etc) built into ESXi.

Essentially without a whole lot of custom module and driver creation work, it isn`t possible. The only realistic way you could use the built-in WiFi adapter is if the laptop supports VT-d/IOMMU and you pass the WiFi adapter to a VM. Even then it might not work.
 
thedge said:
I have heard it installs and has no issues on Dell D630s but only with the wired connection. I dont know for sure tho, second hand info.
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You're correct. This is what I have used.
 
If you need wifi so badly, you can use netgear wnce2001/3001 or similar ethernet -> wifi bridge. ESXi do not include wifi drivers and wifi userspace tools, and it's impossible to port them.
 
I have my test machine on wifi. After I commandeered my formerly two person office and declared "I have no more space in there." My test setup is now in the hall on a drafting table! No ethernet so I grabbed a dd-wrt from the closet and set it up in client bridge mode. RDC seemed sluggish, but good enough.
 
Heh, last weekend I borrowed a laptop from work hoping I could install and test XenServer on it so I didn't having to take down my own server. None of the nic's were recognized. I ended up installing it on the server anyways and the nic on the motherboard isnt even supported! :mad:
 
blazemonkey said:
Heh, last weekend I borrowed a laptop from work hoping I could install and test XenServer on it so I didn't having to take down my own server. None of the nic's were recognized. I ended up installing it on the server anyways and the nic on the motherboard isnt even supported! :mad:
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what kind of server ? what kind of network card ?
 
dashpuppy said:
what kind of server ? what kind of network card ?
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It's just a cheap asus M4A785-M with the on-board Realtek nic.. I'm not too concerned because I can get a dedicated pci-e card with an Intel 82574L chip if need be.

I've actually decided to start playing with Proxmox instead though and it seems to work with the nic on the server. I haven't even bothered with it on the laptop...
 
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