Index: TipAndDoc/vmware/hotaddbridge
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+#!/bin/bash
+##############################################
+# Add VMWare Network Bridged devices hot
+#
+# Revisions
+# J.Gargano - 2009-07-08 - 1.1
+#
+#############################################
+
+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