Symptoms:
- Virtual machines do not have network connectivity.
- Virtual machines cannot connect to the network.
VMware vCenter Server
VMware vSphere ESXi
If you are having network connectivity issues, verify that the guest operating system is configured properly.
To verify that the guest operating system is configured properly on a Windows virtual machine:
Run esxtop via a putty session, then hit the n key for networking, the VM's connection status and vmnic can be determined from the list.
For related information, see Troubleshooting virtual machine network connection issues (1003893).