User`s manual

Networking
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Networking
This section contains the following:
• Setting the MAC Address Manually for a Virtual Machine on page 217
• How VMware ESX Server Generates MAC Addresses on page 217
• Setting MAC Addresses Manually on page 218
• The VMkernel Network Card Locator on page 220
• Forcing the Network Driver to Use a Specific Speed on page 221
• Sharing Network Adapters and Virtual Networks on page 224
• Allowing the Console Operating System to Use the Virtual Machines’ Devices
on page 224
• Starting Shared VMkernel Network Adapters and Virtual Networks when the
Console Operating System Boots on page 225
• Sharing the Console Operating System’s Network Adapter with Virtual
Machines on page 226
• Performance Tuning for Heavy Network Loads on page 228
• Enabling Interrupt Clustering on page 228
• Interrupt Clustering Parameters on page 228