Creating fake nics in Hyper-V.
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I would love to be able to set up Pfsense in a VM only as test box, set it up completely, save the config file, then upload the config to my real Protectli box.
The roadblock is that the Hyper-V machine would only have one nic, so I assume. The Protecli has four: em0, em1, em2, and em3. Is there a way I could create fake adapters in Hyper-V, with the actual device ID's exactly like the names above so I can finally put more time into setting up Pfsense?
I don't have a great homelab environment. I have to keep plugging Pfsense on and off, tinker, then revert back to my Netgear router so the home network is still functional.
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@nerlins https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=how+to+add+virtual+network+adapters+to+hyperv
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My question was whether I can and how do I make Pfsense see them as those device IDs...em0, em1, etc.
It can't be as simple as the name I actually give the virtual adapter in hyper-v, can it? I've never had the need to create more than one virtual adapter for a virtual machine so I have not delved that deep into it. If you have a link to how I can change the internal device IDs to match the protectli router then I'd appreciate it.
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Hyper-v adapters are hn, not em. I don't think that you can change that, but I am no expert.
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@nerlins Ah sorry, that's different altogether. Normally when this is an issue when moving an installation, all you have to do is modify your config file to replace the NIC types as Bob.Dig below alluded to. Find & replace all em0, em1 with hn0, hn1 etc. Install fresh, do a basic config so you can get to WebGUI then restore your modified config file.
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@KOM I appreciate the insight. I think that will be my backup plan.
I realized my office computer has a wifi adapter. I never used it. I'm thinking I will connect it to my current Netgear router so that network is not taken down. I'll connect my ethernet to Pfsense. I found a program called ForceBindIP, which I'm thinking could force Firefox to use the ethernet adapter, so I can configure PFsense in the web gui. I have to make sure the WAF is stable...
