Management IP address not accepted by ESXi

OK, someone explain this to me: I have ESXi 3.5 U3 running on and Intel mobo server with a 100/1000 Pro NICs. I am configuring the IP address of the ESXi management interface on the server's Direct Console UI. The UI refuses to accept the IP address 192.168.3.* (with * being any value from 1 to 254). It will take 192.168.0.*, 192.168.1.*, 192.168.2.*, 192.168.4.*, ect., but it does not like 3 as the value in the last octet of the network on any of them. And the netmask is /24.
Anyone have an idea why ESXi would refuse a perfectly valid IP address for its management interface? I haven't yet tried upgrading to U4 to see if this "problem" is fixed by it.
Anyone have an idea why ESXi would refuse a perfectly valid IP address for its management interface? I haven't yet tried upgrading to U4 to see if this "problem" is fixed by it.
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I think he he meant he cannot use the whole /24 range.
I have never seen this before ...
1. Have you tried adding an IP it accepts and then simply add another 192.168.3 management port via the vi client ?
2. Tried to enable SSH and configure the v-switch for the management via command line ?
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Actually, I ended up using .4 when .3 didn't work and I've stuck with it.
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So a lot of noise for what ? NOTHING
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