There are times that we need a network interface always active for some activities, how to test web pages or applications in the browser, hosting services on the local computer or even to share Internet services with virtual machines, such as Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 or similar, which, if you use your network interface, while disconnected, it is in state "disconnected" and without working, or you're the one person who is compelled to put the network cable into the router and its computer just to make the network card "work", this tutorial is for you.
Installing a new network adapter "Microsoft Loopback Interface"
Start the Control Panel and go to "Add New Hardware".
Click in "Next" to avance.
Waiting while looking for some new hardware on your computer, as is a virtual driver, not detected anything.
Select that you already connected the hardware, anyway, it's virtual.
You will see the list of hardware devices from your computer, but continue to the end of the list and select to add a new device that does not appear in the list.
Click to search the driver from the hardware manually, because it's otherwise, will conduct a search among the Plug and Play devices and will take a few minutes for it (maybe seconds).
Select the type of hardware, this case is a network adapter.
Choose Microsoft as the manufacturer and the adapter, select the "Microsoft Loopback Adapter" for this interface.
Click to Next, and the installation will start.
Done, you installed your virtual network adapter.
In your settings, a new network card comes up, that is always connected.
See that she does not have an associated IP address. Use what you want in the TCP/IP configurations for your application as wish.
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