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1. #PREPARING VMWARE WORKSTATION FOR INSTALLATION STUCK 15 HOW TO#
2. #PREPARING VMWARE WORKSTATION FOR INSTALLATION STUCK 15 INSTALL#

Be sure to uncheck the "Power on this virtual machine" because you will want to make some additional configuration changes before launching. I went with the defaults for the rest mostly, except for RAM and Harddrive, mine uses 512 Megs of RAM and takes up barely 25% of a 2GB Hard Drive. The steps from here should be fairly strait forward, I selected Custom, pointed it to the iso (which you have to unzip), then for the OS select "other" then FreeBSD (64bit for amd64). Next, from the VMWare Workstation 8 Home tab, select Create a new virtual machine. Next, go and download the PFSense iso from the available mirrors, I grabbed the amd64 iso.gz, you are welcome to get the i386 if you prefer. So go to Control Panel > Network & Sharing Center > Change Adapter Settings, and change the properties of the port you are using as your WAN: Since we are taking the assigned WAN adapter and giving VMWare full control over it, if you skip this step it will not work right because Windows will attempt to use this connection, and if you have only one IP it will fail (It may function, although queerly, if you are connected from a DHCP Router and not directly to a Modem). Next we want to adjust your network adapter settings.

Setup this new one to bridge to the other NIC. Select one of the Ethernet connections as your WAN, and then click "Add Network".

#PREPARING VMWARE WORKSTATION FOR INSTALLATION STUCK 15 INSTALL#

If you just one it for the host, you can configure it to use the virtual loopback device, I won't be covering that though.ĭownload & Install Workstation 8, the launch it! Managing a virtual machine is done through the Home tab, you'll want to start by selecting Virtual Network Editor.īy default, the VMWare bridged protocal will say automatic, but we need to change that if we plan to use each NIC separately (We need a WAN and a LAN). If you are planning to share your network to a switch, your system will need at least two ethernet ports, probably an onboard & an expansion NIC. Installing PFSense should be the same as always, and will not be covered by this guide.

#PREPARING VMWARE WORKSTATION FOR INSTALLATION STUCK 15 HOW TO#

This guide was written for like-minded individuals, and covers how to configure VMWare Workstation 8 to allow for a functional PFSense installation. I am a self-proclaimed connoisseur of estranged configurations I find myself drawn to setting up very unusual networks and making what some consider "odd requests" of software on my machines.