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General Discussion / Guidance on new lan set up
« on: February 07, 2024, 10:49:16 am »
Hello all
I have been tinkering with OPNsense on or off for the last year.
I have OPNsense running (in a vanilla configuration) as a Proxmox VM on a dell r720 and for learning ant trying it out it runs perfectly.
The R720 is then connected to a managed switch (netgear GS724t) and I will my use 2 older ausus routers as wifi access points. These access points all have guest network access control> simple
I have:
2 servers running truenas
2 PCs
2 HTPC
and 2 tablets (running Home assistant dashboards)
100mbps service from my IP provider
No Vlans or anything else for that matter (i'm now learning on how to configure vlans and firewalls rules)
Now is the time that i will deploy it on my network.
This will mean moving the rack to my loft.
The HTPCs the TV, AMP and the PCs to a new local 2.5 gb switch In 3 rooms) all swithwes will be connected with 6E directly from the OPNsense environment (the HTPCs will have new NIC installed)
Since the time i started to learn and tinker with OPNsense technology has advanced to the point that I will take this opportunity to upgrade and improve my LAN environment.
My 2 objectives are:
My question
If i construct VLANs on OPNsense, do i need to connect OPNsense to a smart switch?
or Can i just connect the r720 to simple switches and then connect all my devices to the local switch
Thank you so much for your patience, guidace and help in this matter
I have been tinkering with OPNsense on or off for the last year.
I have OPNsense running (in a vanilla configuration) as a Proxmox VM on a dell r720 and for learning ant trying it out it runs perfectly.
The R720 is then connected to a managed switch (netgear GS724t) and I will my use 2 older ausus routers as wifi access points. These access points all have guest network access control> simple
I have:
2 servers running truenas
2 PCs
2 HTPC
and 2 tablets (running Home assistant dashboards)
100mbps service from my IP provider
No Vlans or anything else for that matter (i'm now learning on how to configure vlans and firewalls rules)
Now is the time that i will deploy it on my network.
This will mean moving the rack to my loft.
The HTPCs the TV, AMP and the PCs to a new local 2.5 gb switch In 3 rooms) all swithwes will be connected with 6E directly from the OPNsense environment (the HTPCs will have new NIC installed)
Since the time i started to learn and tinker with OPNsense technology has advanced to the point that I will take this opportunity to upgrade and improve my LAN environment.
My 2 objectives are:
- increase my lan from 1gb to 2.5 gb for my PCs
- Connect my server with a 10gb connection between them and have a 2.5gb access for the PCS
- Allow remote access to my music (Jellyfin) and document environment (considering Tailscale) for myself and a few others
My question
If i construct VLANs on OPNsense, do i need to connect OPNsense to a smart switch?
or Can i just connect the r720 to simple switches and then connect all my devices to the local switch
Thank you so much for your patience, guidace and help in this matter