I also have the DS57U and wanted to install pfsense as a virtual machine in ESXI. Have any of you guys tried this yet? The main problem I'm having is that ESXI 6 only shows the i218 adapter as being available. The i211 adapter is no where to be seen. I see it available as a passthrough device. I can't figure out why it won't appear as a 2nd physical nic?
VMware compatibility guide show both have drivers available in esxi 6, why won't the i211 not appear as a available adapter?:
I211 compatibility:
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/detail.php?deviceCategory=io&productid=37601&deviceCategory=io&details=1&releases=273&keyword=i211&deviceTypes=6&VID=8086&DID=1539&page=1&display_interval=10&sortColumn=Partner&sortOrder=Asc
I218-LM compatibility:
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/detail.php?deviceCategory=io&productid=37653&deviceCategory=io&details=1&keyword=i21&page=1&display_interval=10&sortColumn=Partner&sortOrder=Asc
Any ideas?
I installed ESXi 6.0 on my DS57U3. I had to create a customized ESXi-ISO with http://www.v-front.de/p/esxi-customizer-ps.html and installed the net-igb and sata-xahci driver package. See http://www.v-front.de/2015/08/a-fix-for-intel-i211-and-i350-adapters.html and http://www.v-front.de/2013/11/how-to-make-your-unsupported-sata-ahci.html
Besides I passed through the Realtek WLAN-card to a Debian 8 VM with a 4.2 Kernel and set this machine up as a WLAN-AP with hostapd - http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/debian-ubuntu-linux-setting-wireless-access-point/
This also should work for a Shuttle DH170 imho.