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Hello Maurice,
Thank you so much for your reply.
That's what has worked for me.
However, I'm trying to see if I can skip a step. For example, adding VLAN inside the Opnsense.
When I add a virtual NIC in Proxmox, it creates vtnet0,
then I assign interfances. LAN is set to vlan19 and vtnet0
then I assign wan to vtnet0 as well.
The opnsense portal or gui is then accessible from the IP given out for the WAN.
When I set an ip after assigning for LAN using vlan19 it becomes inaccessible,
Just wondering if anyone has setup vlan without creating a virtual nic tied to VM in proxmox.
This would avoid a two step process. Since I would be attaching all vlans to the same NIC anyways that was my thinking.
When I create a virtual NIC per vlan then it's like opnsense thinking I have more NICs then I have,
I know with other routers and firewalls I can pass several vlans through the same port without having to segregate them physically.
Thanks so much.

​I'm sure this has been asked before but I have had trouble finding the answer.

Essentially I have an old Intel NUC where I installed Proxmox VE 8 on. I will most likely eventually get a Protectlii or build a box with multiple NICs.

However, I wanted to get the Opnsense VM up, running and tested before doing that.

I have the one NIC setup as a Linux Bridge in the hardware section as vmbr0

What I did get working was using the Opnsense VM to add additional network devices which will show vmbr0

and then net0.

I believe net0 is added by default and each subsequent network device will be added as net1 and so on.

The vlans work if I tag them in proxmox, and then add and assign them interfaces within the opnsense VM.

This works, but that means each time I want to create a VLAN, I need to first add a network device wichin Proxmox and to that specific VM, then go inside the opnsense VM and add and assign.

Is this the way to do it? or should there be a simpler way?

is there a way to just assign VLANS inside the Opnsense VM on the same network device?

There's probably a lot that I am missing. Please help and thank you.

Took me a while to figure this out. I was trying to configure this with a Sonicwall, now I got it running with my Opnsense. However, is there a schedule on when I want different traffic shaped? Business hours and after hours kind of thing?
I know there were other threads but I didn't find a solution.
Thanks.

I've been looking at the Qotom's as well.
I think there was a mention somewhere that the boot after power loss feature can be achieved with jumper settings.
Not 100% sure about it, but I remember seeing it when going through reviews.
Also some people have expressed some concern between the provided SSD not necessarily being of the best quality, but your mileage may vary.

I'm currenty debating between a small footprint Qotom, or something like an Dell Optiplex SFF for power consumption and durability.

Hello Everybody,
I am quite new to Opnsese. I first fired up pfsense and then discovered there was opnsense so I've been using that for the past couple weeks through a VM on Proxmox.

There are a couple offices I have been doing work for. When they first started, it was 1 computer and so they just stuck with a SOHO router from Asus, the RT-AC68U which was quite good. It had OPENVPN, WOL, 802.11AC and the ability to setup Guest WIFI and both 2.4 and 5GHZ.

Admitedly, I am still using this for my own home setup.
However, they have since grown to 6 workstation computers, 1 windows 2019 server, 1 Network Printer and 4 Yealink VOIP phones. At one location, I was fairly knew and some people gave me the advice of using something like a Sonicall TZ or Fortinet. We went with a Sonicwall TZ500 a couple years ago for what seemed like an exhorbiant sum of money for a UTM based firewall. Unfortunately, a year after, the subscription was ending and I was introduced to different models of Firewalls and Routers and was able to get the CISCO RV340 working at another location.

We haven't moved in that direction yet, but eventually we could create a VPN tunnel to link the two sites, or investigate some type of SD-WAN or cloud alternative. It seems like the landscape is changing fast.
In the end I switched over to a CISCO RV340 as well, but did not sign up for any of their Cisco Umbrella Services.

Are there any recommendations on what I should get to replace or upgrade something similar? Are there higher recommendations?
I saw recently on FB somebody recommending the Dell Optiplex 7010 or 3010 with a low profile NIC card. Is there anything rack mountable? Or will those fit on a 1u-2u rack shelf? They usually have a premium on shellf space in these smaller dental offices which is where it will go.
The other suggestions are Netgate, Qotcom?
I am looking at a device which I can setup as backup and implement in case one of their routers/firewalls go down.
The recommendation from CISCO was to get a backup device since we have 2 locations running this device already.
Surprisingly the RV340 has a lifetime warranty and support even without the subscriptions for around $250 CAD. I am tempted to go with them for a backup device, but hoping I can nudge the offices towards opnsense in the future...
I would welcome any feedback or recommendations. I am quite new to this.
Thank you very much.