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Change VMWare Server NIC to e1000 -
Description
This article provides the basic steps changing the NIC on VMWare from the 100 Mbps Flexible vNIC to a gigabit Intel e1000 vNIC. VMware Server only lets you create an e1000 network adapter if it is identified as a 64-bit operating system. -
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- Shut down your RSA.
- Upgrade the virtual hardware to the latest version.
- Change the virtual machine OS to FreeBSD 64-bit.
- Delete the current network adapter (Flexible NIC).
- Create a new network adapter (you can verify that it is an E1000 by going into the NIC details).
- Change the OS to back to its original setting (FreeBSD 32-bit). (Please note: Remote Site Appliance 4.x will be 64-bit so it should be listed as FreeBSD 64-bit)
- Power on the RSA.
- Log in to the konsole with username: konfig and password: konfig
- Change the IP address to something else temporarily and change the NIC speed to 1000 Mbps Full-Duplex. Save your changes, and it will reboot the RSA.
NOTE: You must change the IP address so that it properly assigns the address to the new adapter.
- Log in with username: konfig and password: konfig
- Change the IP address back to your desired IP, save, and the RSA will reboot.