Why does running ESXi-Customizer-PS end with WinError 10054?

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I wanted to install a fresh ESXi 6.7 on my home computer, but I could not use the ESXi-Customizer-PS script to integrate the drivers for the Realtek network card

I run .\ESXi-Customizer-PS-v2.6.0.ps1 -v67 -vft -load sata-xahci,net55-r8168 and get an error

PS C:\Users\admin\Downloads> .\ESXi-Customizer-PS-v2.6.0.ps1 -v67 -vft -load sata-xahci,net55-r8168

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Вы хотите запустить C:\Users\admin\Downloads\ESXi-Customizer-PS-v2.6.0.ps1?
[D] Не запускать - D [R] Запустить однажды - R [S] Приостановить - S [?] Справка (значением по умолчанию является "D"): R

This is ESXi-Customizer-PS Version 2.6.0 (visit https://ESXi-Customizer-PS.v-front.de for more information!)
(Call with -help for instructions)

Logging to C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ESXi-Customizer-PS-1000.log ...

Running with PowerShell version 5.1 and VMware PowerCLI version 10.1.0.8344055

Connecting the VMware ESXi Online depot ... [OK]

Connecting the V-Front Online depot ... [OK]

Getting Imageprofiles, please wait ... [OK]

Using Imageprofile ESXi-6.7.0-8169922-standard ...
(dated 04/03/2018 22:07:05, AcceptanceLevel: PartnerSupported,
The general availability release of VMware ESXi Server 6.7.0 brings whole new levels of virtualization performance to datacenters and enterprises.)

Load additional VIBs from Online depots ...
Add VIB sata-xahci 1.39-1 [New AcceptanceLevel: CommunitySupported] [OK, added]
Add VIB net55-r8168 8.045a-napi [OK, added]

Exporting the Imageprofile to 'C:\Users\admin\Downloads\ESXi-6.7.0-8169922-standard-customized.iso'. Please be patient ...

An unexpected error occured:
[WinError 10054] ?????????????????? ???????? ?????????????????????????? ???????????????? ???????????????????????? ??????????????????????

If requesting support please be sure to include the log file
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ESXi-Customizer-PS-1000.log

Found this tweet

Added everything that was offered there to the registry

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727]
"SchUseStrongCrypto"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727]
"SchUseStrongCrypto"=dword:00000001
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319
"SchUseStrongCrypto"=dword:00000001
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319
"SchUseStrongCrypto"=dword:00000001

Restarted but nothing changed. The system I'm running on is corporate windows 10 x64 Version 1803 Build 17134.112 does not ask for any updates.
Where to dig?

Answer 1

Solved the problem by downloading the iso and running the script in offline mode
my launch line for integrating rtl8111 drivers into esxi 6.7
iso (zip) could be taken here
https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/patch#search
primary sources
https://www.v-front.de/p/esxi-customizer-ps.html
https:/ /www.v-front.de/2014/12/how-to-make-your-un...