VM cannot access network when nested inside of VMWare ESX

Written By Tami Sutcliffe (Super Administrator)

Updated at October 8th, 2025

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ISSUE

VM cannot access network when nested inside of VMWare ESX

SOLUTION

When running a Windows server in Live Mode as a x360Recover KVM virtual machine inside of VMWare ESX 5.1 (nested virtualization), configure the virtual switch to allow proper network access.

Set the VMware vSwitch "Promiscuous-Mode" to accept


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