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EthernetInfo

Detailed virtual network adapter configuration

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
label	string	Display label of the adapter
type	string	Adapter emulation type
mac_type	string	MAC address type
mac_address	string	MAC address of the adapter
state	string	Connection state
start_connected	boolean	Whether the adapter connects at power on
backing	object	Network backing information
allow_guest_control	boolean	Whether guest OS can change adapter settings
wake_on_lan_enabled	boolean

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/EthernetInfo",
  "title": "EthernetInfo",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Detailed virtual network adapter configuration",
  "properties": {
    "label": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Display label of the adapter",
      "example": "Example Title"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Adapter emulation type",
      "enum": [
        "E1000",
        "E1000E",
        "PCNET32",
        "VMXNET",
        "VMXNET2",
        "VMXNET3"
      ],
      "example": "E1000"
    },
    "mac_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "MAC address type",
      "enum": [
        "MANUAL",
        "GENERATED",
        "ASSIGNED"
      ],
      "example": "MANUAL"
    },
    "mac_address": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "MAC address of the adapter",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Connection state",
      "enum": [
        "CONNECTED",
        "NOT_CONNECTED"
      ],
      "example": "CONNECTED"
    },
    "start_connected": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the adapter connects at power on",
      "example": true
    },
    "backing": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Network backing information",
      "properties": {
        "type": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "STANDARD_PORTGROUP",
            "DISTRIBUTED_PORTGROUP",
            "OPAQUE_NETWORK",
            "HOST_DEVICE"
          ]
        },
        "network": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Identifier of the backing network"
        }
      },
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "allow_guest_control": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether guest OS can change adapter settings",
      "example": true
    },
    "wake_on_lan_enabled": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "example": true
    }
  }
}