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Title: Use OPNSense same as router
Post by: nasta on February 07, 2019, 02:37:40 pm

Hi,

I've a WiFi network with Active Directory authentication for the WAN access.
I've 2 servers and 1 switch for the lab.
I've a available laptop with an embedded WiFi card and a LAN RJ card.

My idea is :
- Install OPNSense on the laptop
- Use the embedded WiFi card to connect OPNSense to Internet via AD credential
- Use the embedded LAN RJ card to give Internet access to my lab

Is it possible ? I doesn't find how to do this. Someone could help me ?

Thanks

Title: Re: Use OPNSense same as router
Post by: bartjsmit on February 07, 2019, 03:44:06 pm

You are unlikely to get the laptop WiFi adapter to run with FreeBSD, you'd need something like a tp-link TL-WR802N. If your switch supports VLAN's, you can use the single Ethernet interface for lan and wan.

Bart...

Title: Re: Use OPNSense same as router
Post by: qinohe on February 07, 2019, 04:23:43 pm

Hi nasta, while I do mostly agree with bartjesmit, it still depends on the hardware.

If the machine runs Linux and all hardware is working with the standard firmware!!!!, then it will probably! work.
You can also try it directly, install OPNsense and see how far you get  :P
I have used an laptop with pfs. on it for a few years (virtual, wifi as WAN, LAN to a switch... ) and that worked very well.

Greetings, mark

edit: if you try Linux first, you can check with 'iw list' the capabilities of your wireless.
Even a cheap wifi can support VLAN btw.