Network interface unusable after installing VMware Tools on 32-bit Oracle Linux 6.3 or 32-bit CentOS Linux 6.3 guest OS

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

• After you install VMware Tools for a virtual machine running 32-bit (non-UEK kernel) Oracle Linux 6.3 or 32-bit CentOS Linux 6.3, the flexible or VMXNET2 (enhanced) network interfaces become unusable.

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 7.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 8.x

Resolution

Use VMXNET3 as the network interface.