vmtools in pfsense

VMXNET3 ON pfSense:

Note: Outside MAC must be: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

NIC names:
	wan -> vmxnet3f0
	lan -> vmxnet3f1

Add Compat pkg:
	pkg_add -r compat6x-amd64

Add perl:
	pkg_add -r perl

Link some lib files:
	ln -s /usr/local/lib/compat/libm.so.4 /lib
	ln -s /usr/local/lib/compat/libc.so.6 /lib
	ln -s /usr/local/lib/compat/libthr.so.2 /lib

Install VMware Tools:
	cd /mnt
	mkdir cdrom
	mount –t cd9660 /dev/acd0 /mnt/cdrom
	cd /tmp
	tar –zxvf /mnt/cdrom/vmware-freebsd-tools.tar.gz
	cd vmware-tools-distrib
	./vmware-install.pl -d

To fix your Error "guest operating system daemon:  failed" while installing the vmware tools for esxi 5.1
	ln -s /usr/local/lib/compat/libm.so.4 /usr/local/lib
	ln -s /usr/local/lib/compat/libc.so.6 /usr/local/lib
	ln -s /usr/local/lib/compat/libthr.so.2 /usr/local/lib
	ln -s /usr/local/lib/compat/libkvm.so.3 /usr/local/lib


Another way to do it:

setenv PACKAGEROOT "ftp://ftp-archive.freebsd.org"
setenv PACKAGESITE "ftp://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/ports/i386/packages-8.1-release/Latest/"

pkg_add -r perl
pkg_add -r compat6x-amd64

ldconfig -m /usr/local/lib/compat/

mount_cd9660 /dev/acd0 /mnt
cd /tmp
tar zxvf /mnt/vmware-freebsd-tools.tar.gz
cd vmware-tools-distrib
./vmware-install.pl -d

To make it work every time, you'll have to modify the file /etc/rc to search for additional libraries
within /usr/local/lib/compat/ folder too. Open it with your favourite text editor and locate the line

  /sbin/ldconfig -elf /usr/lib /usr/local/lib /lib
and append the previously specified directory at the end, turning it into

  /sbin/ldconfig -elf /usr/lib /usr/local/lib /lib /usr/local/lib/compat