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    Interface cable unplugged, but how to enter 'a' for auto-detection now?

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      eiger3970 last edited by

      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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        jasonlitka last edited by

        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.

        I can break anything.

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          eiger3970 last edited by

          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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          • stephenw10
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

            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

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