Interface cable unplugged, but how to enter 'a' for auto-detection now?
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Hello,
I'm new to Pfsense and doing my first install on a remote server.
How do I enter the WAN interface name with 'a' for auto-detection by unplugging the Ethernet cable?
As I am in the remote server's pfsense install cli from my local computer, in the remote server's shell with the pfsense install cli.
If I disconnect the Ethernet cable (which connects my local computer to the router to the remote server, I have no way of entering 'a' and Enter?
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If you aren't physically there, or don't have remote access to the switch, you can't use auto-detection. If you know the names of your NICs then just type them in.
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Thank you for the reply.
In Proxmox, I ran the command # lspci
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [IDE model (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 01)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR8132 Fast Ethernet (rev c0)Do I really 'just' enter the name of the NIC and which one is the NIC?
I tried ifconfig with results:
some result here but I can't scroll up on the cli
venet0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
vmbr0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:25:22:63:32:19
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At the initial interface config at the console the names of the available interfaces are listed.
In a virtual environment the host presents virtual NICs to pfsense and there is often a choice of hardware it can simulate. Intel Gigabit NICs are a common type that would appear in pfSense as em0, em1 etc.Steve
