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PFSense - Install pfSense in VirtualBox

Download pfSense

Navigate to http://www.pfsense.org/ and click on the Download section.


Setup Virtual Box

  • Open Virtual box.
  • Click New to create a new machine.
  • Select Type BSD and version FreeBSD (64-bit).
  • Select your RAM, 512 MB minimum.
  • Provide the location of virtual hard disk location on your PC and select the hard drive file type VDI.
  • Select the Setting option.
  • Click on the Network option and in Adapter 1 select the option Attached to Bridge Adapter.
  • Now click on Adapter 2, and select the option Enable network Adapter and select the option Internal network.
  • Click on the Storage option from the cd menu select Choose a virtual CD/DVD option and point to the pfSense image file on your hard-disk.
  • Click on Start to power on the virtual box machine.
  • Select Option 1; Boot pfsense (default).
  • It will prompt you to create a Vlan. Select No and enter em0 as WAN interface name.
  • Select the option < Accept these settings >.
  • Select the option < Quick /Easy install > and click on OK.
  • The installation will start.
  • Select the Standard kernel option.
  • It will ask to reboot. Remove the Image file from the Device menu and reboot it.
  • Connect to pfSense through a web browser.

References

pfsense/install_pfsense_in_virtualbox.1606598479.txt.gz · Last modified: 2020/11/28 21:21 by peter

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