Multiple virtual interfaces on physical port

[kowi]

Hi,

Is it somehow possible to create multiple virtual interfaces on a physical port with its own mac addresses?

I can get multiple ip addresses assigned from my isp over dhcp and today i am running a switch in front of pfsense using multiple physical ports. But it would have been really nice to free up the ports and ditch the switch.

Thanks, Erik

[tman222]

@kowi - would setting up virtual IP addresses (VIPs) work in your situation?

https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/firewall/virtual-ip-addresses.html

Hope this helps.

[JKnott]

@kowi said in Multiple virtual interfaces on physical port:

Is it somehow possible to create multiple virtual interfaces on a physical port with its own mac addresses?

No. The MAC address is determined by the hardware. Also, how are you setting up those interfaces? VLANs? Virtual IP?