source: lab.git/TipAndDoc/vmware/hotaddbridge @ 23aa5e1

#!/bin/bash
##############################################
# Add VMWare Network Bridged devices hot
#
# Revisions
# J.Gargano - 2009-07-08 - 1.1
#
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echo "Locating Existing Devices"
for dev in $(ls /dev/vmnet*);
do
    echo " Found $dev"
done
echo
printf "Please enter a device number that does not exist in this list: "
read num
# Check if it exists
if [ -e /dev/vmnet$num ];then
    echo "/dev/vmnet$num exists! Exiting."
    exit 1
fi


# Select an interface
echo
echo "Locating interfaces to bridge"
for int in $(ifconfig |grep "^[a-z,A-Z]" |cut -d' ' -f1);
do
    echo $int
done
printf "Please enter a interface: "
read interface

# Check if it exists
ifconfig $interface >/dev/null 2>&1
ret=$?
if [ $ret != 0 ];then
    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$num"
mknod --mode=600 /dev/vmnet$num c 119 $num

# Add to vmware netmap configuration
# open netmap.conf and get next number in list
let nextnetnum=$(cat /etc/vmware/netmap.conf | tail -1 | cut -d'.' -f1 | sed -e s/network//)+1

echo "Adding network$nextnetnum to /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
`which vmnet-bridge` -d /var/run/vmnet-bridge-$num.pid -n $num -i $interface