HOW TO CHANGE NIC ADDRESS (ID)?
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Do you mean the interface names, which are generated by the driver type, or the hardware MAC addresses?
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@stephenw10
No, I don't mean MAC addresses. I mean driver names, i.e. hardware IDs like em1,em2, ix0, ix1, eth1,ethe. Normally these do not change in the pfsense interface. You need to change it from the command line. It is located under "etc/network/interfaces" in ubuntu, but I think it is a little different in freebsd.
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If the interface names are different then when you import the config it will ask you re-assign the interfaces to match the NICs in the new system.
What NICs do you have in the hardware system?
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@enesas Are you trying to scp/copy the file without restoring?
Can you just set up high availability in which case the config syncs over but the interfaces do not (no longer) matter (unless using Suricata/Snort).
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@SteveITS HA is not set. Because the real system has 10gbit SFP for LAN. There is a 1gbit nic for LAN in the virtual machine. (I don't know if I can use it this way)
I do it as backup>restore from the interface.My goal is to quickly commission the virtual machine when there is a problem in the system. (with current rules)
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@stephenw10 I know this, but for example, when I do backup>restore, I need to assign these interfaces every time.
4x 1gbit NIC (WAN)
1x, sfp+ (LAN)ON VIRTUAL MACHINE, 4x 1gbit ethernet card (3x WAN 1x LAN)
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Try importing the config so you are familiar with the interface reassignment process.
If you have a bunch of VLANs or other sub-interface types it can be easier to manually edit the interfaces in the config first.
Steve
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@stephenw10 Yes there are many vlans.
I want to manually name these interfaces with the same ID as the host machine, but how do I do it?
If it has the same ID (example: em1, em2, em3, em4), everything will fall into place when you restore it. -
@enesas The config file has entries like:
<interfaces> <wan> <enable/> <if>ix3</if> (...) </wan>Or for VLAN it will be numbered: <if>ix3.20</if>
You can search for and replace ix3, then import.
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@SteveITS Yes, I tried this before with an xml editor whose name I don't remember. However, when I tried to restore the configuration file, it was corrupted. Is there an editor you can recommend? thanks.
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@enesas I have just used Windows Notepad.
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I would never use Notepad personally. Though it's been a few years since I broke a file with it.
Back when I used to run Windows I used Notepad++. Never had any issues with that.
Steve
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@stephenw10 Thanks. it worked for me
