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How To Add A New Networking Interface In Virtualmin

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You can add a new Network Interface in Virtualmin by using the Networking Interfaces module located under the Network Configuration option. This article will cover this process and the different types of interfaces that you can add. Please have Virtualmin installed on your server and to be able to access Webmin in order to get the full use of this guide. If this is not something that your’e familiar with, please see the following articles:

 

 

Once you’re ready to proceed, please refer to the following steps to add a new network interface:

 

  1. Click on the Webmin section
  2. Select the Networking option
  3. Click the Network Configuration module
  4. Select the Network Interfaces module

 

Showing the Network interfaces location

 

  1. Select the corresponding button for the type of interface that you wish to add
    1. Add a new interface
    2. Add a new bonding Interface
    3. Add a new bridge
    4. Add a new address range
  2. For the purpose of this guide, we’ll be selecting the Add a new interface button

 

Showing the add a new interface option

 

 

  1. Name the interface
  2. Select if you’d like it to be active on boot
  3. Select Static configuration under the type of IP address you’re setting up if you’d like to statically configure an IP
  4. Enter in the IP address that you’d like to use with this interface
  5. When you’re satisfied with your selections, click the Create button

 

Showing the create bootup interface page

 

If this process completed with no errors your new interface should be added and usable.

 

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