Add Loopback Network Card#
(1) Use Win + R to open "Run", enter hdwwiz, and confirm to start the Add New Hardware Wizard.
(2) Follow the wizard, select Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced) (M).
(3) Select the hardware type to install as Network Adapter, choose the device driver manufacturer as Microsoft, and the model as Microsoft KM-TEST Loopback Adapter.
(4) Install according to the wizard, and click Finish.
Share Host Network#
(1) Open Control Panel -- Network and Internet -- Network Connections, find the newly created loopback network card, which is Ethernet 8 on this host. Select the local network connection, and for WLAN, select Sharing in the properties, check Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection (N), select the newly created loopback network card Ethernet 8, and save.
(2) After saving, the loopback network card will be assigned the default IP address 192.168.137.1. Restart the network card to make the configuration effective.
(3) Open the eNSP software, go to the Cloud settings, create a port with binding information as UDP and loopback network card Ethernet 8 -- IP: 192.168.137.1, and set the port mapping's incoming and outgoing port numbers, check the bidirectional channel, and click Add.
(4) Start the network topology, set the host to DHCP, wait for the host to assign an IP, and use the ping command to verify if it connects to the external real network.