Hi,

I'm hoping someone can help me out with a little technical issue I'm having. I would like to build an ESXi server for home use am trying to re-use as much kit as I can. I have an Asus P5W DH Deluxe mobo and am hoping that this could form the core of the server. A Google for ESXi and P5W has shown a few hits, but nothing concrete.

I've managed to build the USB boot stick and have managed to boot it on the P5W. The first issue was when I went to configure the networking, I couldn't. All I had were options to reset or cancel. From reading around I'm thinking this is due to the onboard NICs not being recognised, so I've tried a 3COM 3C905CTX (which I think is supported), but still no joy. Can anyone confirm whether this combo should work? If not, can anyone recommend a good (cheap :-)) NIC that will work?

Cheers,

Dave