printf "Please enter a device number that does not exist in this list: "
read num
# Check if it exists
-if [ -f /dev/vmnet$num ];then
+if [ -e /dev/vmnet$num ];then
echo "/dev/vmnet$num exists! Exiting."
exit 1
fi
ifconfig $interface >/dev/null 2>&1
ret=$?
if [ $ret != 0 ];then
- echo "Can't find interface. Exiting!"
- exit 1
+ if [ "$1" != "-d" ]; then
+ echo "Can't find interface. Exiting!"
+ exit 1
+ else
+ echo "Use dummy device: $interface"
+ dummy="Dummy "
+ fi
fi
# Create device
echo "Creating device /dev/vmnet$num"
-mknod /dev/vmnet$num c 119 $num
+mknod --mode=600 /dev/vmnet$num c 119 $num
# Add to vmware netmap configuration
# open netmap.conf and get next number in list
echo "Adding network$nextnetnum to /etc/vmware/netmap.conf"
-echo "network$nextnetnum.name=\"$interface\"">> /etc/vmware/netmap.conf
-echo "network$nextnetnum.device=\"vmnet$num\"">> /etc/vmware/netmap.conf
+echo "network$nextnetnum.name = \"${dummy}Bridged to $interface\"">> /etc/vmware/netmap.conf
+echo "network$nextnetnum.device = \"vmnet$num\"">> /etc/vmware/netmap.conf
+# Add to vmware locations configuration
+echo "answer VNET_${num}_NAME ${dummy}Bridged to $interface" >> /etc/vmware/locations
+echo "answer VNET_${num}_INTERFACE $interface" >> /etc/vmware/locations
+echo "remove_file /dev/vmnet$num" >> /etc/vmware/locations
+echo "file /dev/vmnet$num" >> /etc/vmware/locations
# Start Service
-vmnet-bridge -d /var/run/vmnet-bridge-$num.pid -n $num -i $interface
+`which vmnet-bridge` -d /var/run/vmnet-bridge-$num.pid -n $num -i $interface