[PVE-User] Simulate disconnected network cable

[Vassilis V.]

Mark Ehle wrote on 06.05.2012 19:37:
> When I make changes to the
> physical machine I would like to update the config on the virtual
> machine, too, however, I can't bring the firewall VM up on the network
> because there is already a real machine on the network with the same IP
> addresses in use. Is there a way around this?


Hello Mark,

if I understand your question correctly, I think the CARP feature in
pfsense is what you are looking for.
http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Configuring_pfSense_Hardware_Redundancy_%28CARP%29

Regards,
Vassilis