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### Preparing a VmWare Fusion Host
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The *vmxnet3 driver* is required on a GigE Network Adapter used by VPP. On VmWare
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Fusion, the default Network Adapter driver is an *Intel 82545EM (e1000)*, and there
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is no GUI to change it to *vmxnet3*. The change must be done manually in the VM's
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configuration file as follows:
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- Bring up the VM library window: **Window -> Virtual Machine Library**
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- Right click on the VM where you want to change the driver:
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<*VM-Name*> **-> Show in Finder**. This pops up a new Finder window with a line
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for each VM that Fusion knows about.
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- Right click on the VM where you want to change the driver:
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<*VM-Name*> **-> Show package contents**. This brings up a window with the
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contents of the package.
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- Open the file <*VM-Name*> **.vmx** with your favorite text editor.
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- For each Network Adapter that you want used by VPP, look for the
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Network Adapter's driver configuration. For example, for the VM's first
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Network Adapter look for:
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```
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ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"
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```
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Replace `e1000` with `vmxnet3`:
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```
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ethernet0.virtualDev = "vmxnet3"
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```
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and restart the VM.
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If you replaced the driver on your VM's primary Network Adapter, you will
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have to change the primary network interface configuration in Linux.
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First, get the new primary network interface name:
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```
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sudo lshw -class network -businfo
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Bus info Device Class Description
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pci@0000:03:00.0 ens160 network VMXNET3 Ethernet Controller
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```
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Replace the existing primary network interface name in `/etc/network/interfaces`
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with the above device name (ens160):
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```
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# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system,
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# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
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source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*
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# The loopback network interface
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auto lo
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iface lo inet loopback
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# The primary network interface
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auto ens160
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iface ens160 inet dhcp
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