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    Configure config.xml with NEW MAC addresses from new server.

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      jacksnack
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      Hello,

      I am new to PFSense, and FreeBSD, but have many years of Linux experience.

      Currently I run a PF box from a USB stick (for testing) on an old Dell desktop.  It has worked very well.  Now, I wish to migrate the settings (export .xml) to a new Supermicro server.

      However, when installing the config.xml to the NEW server, I must again go through the interface setup.  This is (surely) due the the interface differences from one machine to the next.

      Is there any way to pre-emptively configure the .xml file for the NEW machine…to eliminate this console interaction?

      Thank You.
      /joe

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        PiBa
        last edited by

        If you know the old & the new interface names like em1 re1 igb1 then you can indeed manually rename them in the config file.

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          jacksnack
          last edited by

          Thanks,

          I figured this out last night.  it's simply a matter of predictive device naming.

          /joe

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