I'm looking to have Router-On-A-Stick configuration where the Router VM is running inside ESXi while the switch is physical. All VLAN configurations will be on the physical switch.

Weave Network Topology Agent from Articul8 ingests network logs, configuration files, and traffic data and transforms it into ...

Many administrators forget—or don't even realize—that they can configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) on Cisco IOS routers and switches. David Davis discusses the pros and cons ...

It is possible to have ports in a switch configuration though (at least with the 5-port version). You would plug your switch into one of the ports and connect everything to the switch.

Avoid common network switch and router deployment errors by meticulously approaching each installation and using the following checklist, written by Erik Eckel for TechRepublic Premium.