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Title: [Solved] USB 4G Dongle
Post by: CommonSense on August 23, 2020, 05:38:37 pm

OPNSense noob here.
I hear that OPNSense needs 2 NIC's for its operation.

My setup is a
USB 4G dongle - this will be my primary and only connection to the internet, this will be connected to the OPNSense installed comptuer with a USB cable.
1 NIC on motherboard - this will be connected to the LAN switch.

Will this setup be OK for OPNSense to function, can it configure the USB 4G dongle for internet and only 1 NIC for LAN.

I intend to use OPNSense as a web proxy (caching) and firewall.

Title: Re: USB 4G Dongle
Post by: fabian on August 23, 2020, 09:50:45 pm

Depends on the stick how it is implemented and if there is a supported FreeBSD driver.

Title: Re: USB 4G Dongle
Post by: CommonSense on August 23, 2020, 10:49:54 pm

When I insert the dongle  in a Windows 7 PC it appears as a "Remote NDIS based Internet Sharing Device".

Title: Re: USB 4G Dongle
Post by: CommonSense on August 23, 2020, 11:31:50 pm

I just installed OPNSense and it works as expected.
4G dongle for internet and 1 network interface for LAN.