pfsense:install_pfsense_in_virtualbox
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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
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