I've recently just brought a dedicated server I'm trying to setup and configure for my needs however I'm stuck on figuring out how to get internet access on any VM's i make when i install ESXi on my server.
My feeling at this point is that what i'm trying to do is either not possible or only possible if i use the vCenter Server program which isn't an option.
I've got ESXi working at home on my local network and configured it via the web management service. Everything works fine there but on my dedicated server it doesn't.
My assumption at this point, after going round and round trying to figure out what's going wrong, is that my dedicated server only has 1 public IP address available to it which has the internet on it but then wont forward it on to any of the guest host VM's i create. Whereas on my home network I've got my router giving out a DHCP LAN IP and can assign the guest hosts LAN IP's that share my main internet connection.
Assuming this is the cause of my problem is there a way i can get internet access without that kind of LAN access off of 1 NIC and one public IP from ESXi?
I've tried looking on the net for answers and guides and i think what I'm meant to do is to install PFSense to act as the router. The only problem is i can't understand how to get the internet to the PFSense VM from ESXi once installed?
So does anyone know how to do this or of some other way to get internet access to my VM's?
Any help appreciated.