Zac Wild Manyvifs Install Info

manyvifs create \
    --type veth \
    --count 30 \
    --name net%02d \
    --mtu 1500 \
    --up

What happens under the hood?

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To save time, use this bash one-liner (run on a Linux/macOS host, then paste the output into the VMX): zac wild manyvifs install

for i in 1..20; do echo "ethernet$i.present = \"TRUE\""; echo "ethernet$i.virtualDev = \"vmxnet3\""; echo "ethernet$i.networkName = \"VM Network\""; echo "ethernet$i.startConnected = \"TRUE\""; done

Pro tip from Zac Wild: Avoid using e1000 for many VIFs—it will overwhelm the emulation layer. Stick to vmxnet3 (VMware) or virtio (KVM). manyvifs create \ --type veth \ --count 30

manyvifs list
# Expected output (truncated)
NAME   STATE   MTU   IP(s)           NS
net00  up      1500  192.168.10.2    container:c01
net01  up      1500  192.168.10.3    container:c02
…
net29  up      1500  192.168.10.31   container:c30

You can also inspect inside a container: What happens under the hood

docker exec c05 ip addr show net05
# Should show the assigned IP and state UP

We will focus on VMware ESXi (Zac Wild’s preferred platform) with a Linux guest. The same logic applies to KVM/QEMU.