connect esxi 6/5.x from xp via vsphere client: http://www.bloggerbaru.com/how-to-fix-connection-issue-from-winxp-32-bit-vsphere-client-to-vsphere-5-15-5/
For those that don't have vCenter or want to connect to a stand alone ESXi 5.5 host via the vSphere Client, you'll need to ssh into the ESXi host and modify the following file: /etc/vmware/rhttpproxy/config.xml
Insert the following xml line into the appropriate section:
<vmacore>
...
<ssl>
...
<cipherList>ALL</cipherList>
...
</ssl>
...
</vmacore>
After saving your changes restart the service:
/etc/init.d/rhttpproxy restart