If you are running a firewall with multiple configured network interfaces, the mapping of the interface names to the corresponding MAC addresses and the order of the interface names (e.g., eth0, eth1, eth2...) are the result of your first configuration. However, it might be necessary at a later time to add further interfaces or change the mapping of interface names to the MAC addresses. To ensure that a special MAC address maps to the correct interface name, you must bind the interface names to their corresponding MAC addresses in a special MAC to Interface Mapping table.
Before You Begin
- Go to CONTROL > Network.
- In the upper area, click Interfaces to see which MAC addresses map to which interface names and write down their mapping.
Step 1. Verify the Mapping of MAC Addresses to the Interface Names
- Go to CONTROL > Network.
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Verify the mapping of MAC addresses to the interface names after adding the new Ethernet adapter. In this example, the newly added interface (eth3) incorrectly shows up between the previous order of interfaces.
Step 2. Add a Mapping Table to Correctly Bind the MAC Addresses to the Corresponding Interface Names
- Go to CONFIGURATION > Configuration Tree > Box > Network > Interfaces.
- Click Lock.
- In the left menu, click Switch to Advanced View.
- Click Show....
- The MAC Mapping window opens.
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Set Use Assignment to yes.
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For each network interface name and its corresponding MAC address that you wrote down earlier, add two entries in the MAC to Interface Assignment table complying with the following template:
- Entry #1:
CM2I_aa_bb_cc_dd_ee_ff=ethX
. Replace the lettersaa
toff
by the real numbers from the corresponding MAC address. Replace X by the number of the corresponding interface number. Example: CM2I_00_11_22_33_44_55=eth0. - Entry #2:
CI2M_ethX=aa_bb_cc_dd_ee_ff
. Replace the lettersaa
toff
by the real numbers from the corresponding MAC address. Replace X by the number of the corresponding interface number. Example: CI2M_eth0=00_11_22_33_44_55.
- Entry #1:
- Add two further entries for the new interface name and MAC address according to the two templates shown above. In this example, the new Ethernet adapter must be placed at the end (=eth5) of the former list of Ethernet adapters:
- Entry #1:
CM2I_aa_bb_cc_dd_ee_ff=ethX
. - Entry #2:
CI2M_ethX=aa_bb_cc_dd_ee_ff
.
- Entry #1:
- Click OK.
- Click Send Changes and Activate.
Step 3. Activate the Network Configuration
You must activate the network changes.
- Go to CONTROL > Box.
- In the left menu, expand the Network section and click Activate new network configuration.
- Select Failsafe. The 'Failsafe Activation Succeeded' message is displayed after your new network configurations have been successfully activated.
Step 4. Verify the Correct Mapping of All MAC Addresses to Their Corresponding Interface Names
- Go to CONTROL > Network.
- In the upper area, click Interfaces to see which MAC addresses map to which interface name and write down the mapping.
The newly added interface is now listed according to the MAC to Interface Mapping table.