I did use the earlier version when I built my first NUC 6th Gen and all went well running ver6.0. William thanks for the great info and driver support. Once your system has rebooted, it should now automatically load the USB Ethernet driver and you should see your USB Ethernet Adapter as shown in the screenshot below. To do so, run the following command: esxcli system module set -m=vmkusb -e=FALSE Step 4 - Lastly, for the changes to go into effect, you will need to reboot 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. Step 0 - Download the or and upload it to your ESXi host. Below are the instructions on how to install this on an ESXi 6.5 host. To to use this new driver for ESXi 6.5, there are some additional steps that is required. 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. UPDATE (04/23/18) - For folks who plan to upgrade or install ESXi 6.7, you can continue using the 6.5 driver. If you are interested in Realtek driver for ESXi 6.5, be sure to check out Jose's blog for more info. Insignia - USB 2.0-to-Ethernet Adapter - White Model: NS-PU98505 NS-PU98505-C Easily connect peripherals to your home or office network with this Insignia™ NS-PU98505 adapter that offers a reliable link between a USB 2.0 port and your 10 Mbps Ethernet network.įor those of you who are not familiar with this particular driver, I highly recommend you give this article a read before proceeding any further. There were some changes that came with ESXi 6.5 and thanks to Songtao, I was able to build a new driver. I had several folks ask me about an updated for ESXi 6.5, similiar to what I had created for.

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