Install ESXi 5.5 with Realtek 8111/8168 NICESXi 5.0 and 5.1 all worked fine with the common Realtek 8111/8168 series of network adapters, typically found in a variety of consumer-class motherboards. What to do for ESXi 5.5 in the home lab? Suddenly you can't even install ESXi, even though you have a perfectly workable system that happens to already have Realtek on board. Such as my very own vZilla. Yes, with 5.5, you'll get the dreaded “No
