When using port forwarding you always need an ip address to forward the port to, e.g. the computer that will receive the network traffic over...
Port Forwarding is covered in the manual for your product here: Version 1 Version 2
You probably saw this already: http://communities.vmware.com/message/1141559 Verify that the ESXi's ACKs are getting through to the virtuals....
The default login on a wrt54g is: Username: blank, none needed Password: admin (all lower case)
What I would do: 1. move the router upstairs and run a wire to the comp downstairs. or 2. get an access point (not router) for upstairs....
You do not need Internet Connection Sharing. What that does is routes all LAN-Internet connections through your computer. Others will be able to...
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