Vmxnet3: Bsd

Allows network processing to scale across multiple CPU cores via Receive Side Scaling (RSS) .

While virtual, it can report and handle link speeds between 10Gbps and 65Gbps in modern vSphere environments. ⚙️ Implementation & Usage bsd Vmxnet3

Usually vmx (e.g., vmx0 ) in FreeBSD and OpenBSD . Allows network processing to scale across multiple CPU

Handles 800.1Q VLAN tagging directly, often used in VMware's VLAN Guest Tagging (VGT) mode. bsd Vmxnet3

To assign a DHCP address in FreeBSD, you would add ifconfig_vmx0="DHCP" to your /etc/rc.conf file. ⚠️ Common Considerations VMXNET3 support on lastest release? - Netgate Forum

FreeBSD Note: The FreeBSD vmx(4) driver supports up to 8 transmit and 16 receive queues by default.