Matp,
Thanks for the feedback and sorry for the inconvenience, we will add it in the support list in next release.
Thanks,
Songtao
May 06, 2019
Apr 30, 2019
I can successfully install the vib and can see my usb nics but I'm having issues with the persistence. When I assign as an uplink to one of the usb nics and reboot, I can no longer edit the usb uplink and it doesn't get identified as one but I still see the usb nics in the physical nics list. The same when I add in the persistence script provided, it doesn't recognize the uplinks and it doesnt allow me to make any networking changes related to the usb nic interfaces. The error message is "Failed - A specified parameter was not correct:".
This is installed on a nuc7i7bnh running esx 6.7.0 and a Startech Dual-NIC USB adapter. I am able to install the vib file alone via gui Package installer using the following path "/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VMW_bootbank_vmkusb-nic-fling_0.8-1vmw.670.2.48.20124247.vib". Although the vib install says it fails in the gui, after the reboot I can see the usb nics. Server and networking in esxi is all default, the standard ports groups and virtual switches, nothing has been changed.
Any ideas?
May 09, 2019
If anyone has any issues with persistence and the error message I mentioned, adding the below lines to the local.sh script helped.
/etc/init.d/hostd restart
/etc/init.d/vpxa restart
I was able to edit the switch and adapter settings without any issues.
Thanks Songtao Zheng and William Lam for putting this together.
Apr 29, 2019
Can confirm the "TeckNet USB Network Adapter" from Amazon works well with this driver.
Installed on a HP ProDesk G1, running ESXi 6.7.0 (Build 8169922) as a home lab with no problems.
Apr 24, 2019
Intel NUC7i7BNH trying the Startech Dual-NIC USB-C. The driver installed but the adapter is not being recognized. Config is below - what else can I provide to try and troubleshoot?
[root@ASUAG1:~] vmware -vl
VMware ESXi 6.7.0 build-13006603
VMware ESXi 6.7.0 Update 2
[root@ASUAG1:~] chkconfig usbarbitrator --list
usbarbitrator on
[root@ASUAG1:~] lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1bcf:0007 Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc. Optical Mouse
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 413c:2110 Dell Computer Corp.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 413c:1010 Dell Computer Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0e0f:8003 VMware, Inc. Root Hub
[root@ASUAG1:~] localcli system module list | grep usb
vmkusb_nic_fling true true
[root@ASUAG1:~] esxcli network nic list
Name PCI Device Driver Admin Status Link Status Speed Duplex MAC Address MTU Description
------ ------------ ------ ------------ ----------- ----- ------ ----------------- ---- ------------------------------------------------
vmnic0 0000:00:1f.6 ne1000 Up Up 1000 Full f4:4d:30:6f:8b:45 1500 Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (4) I219-V
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No luck with https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Linksys_USB3GIG. It uses RTL8153 chipset but VID/PID are 0x13b1 / 0x0041 respectively. Is it possible to add these in the next release?
Thanks in advance!