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Hardware and Performance / Re: Noob setup help - 6x intel i226-V NIC Mini-PC

« on: September 26, 2023, 09:11:53 pm »

Should the additional ports function like a bridge in the same network as Port 2?
https://docs.opnsense.org/manual/how-tos/lan_bridge.html

You can assign all recogniced NICs in "Interfaces: Assignments" in the GUI.

Yes, that's what I was planning on doing with them. I understood that with a multiple NIC computer, it could do it's own switching rather than adding an additional device.

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Hardware and Performance / Noob setup help - 6x intel i226-V NIC Mini-PC

« on: September 25, 2023, 08:39:34 pm »

I've been lurking and reading about firewalls and OPNsense for a while. Finally bit the bullet and picked up a mini PC to try and make my own server. Install went fine. Everything seemed fine with ports 1 & 2 for connection to my cable modem and out to my network. I went to enable ports 4 through 6 and nothing (routing to other devices & WIFI Access Point). I can't seem to find the right setting or something to make them turn on / function. I'm reasonably proficient in computer building, but a little new in networking and completely new in OPNsense. Any help/direction that someone can point me would be excellent.

Here is the mini-computer I purchased:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BWYYVWD4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

Quad Celeron N5105, six (6) Intel i226-V LAN ports, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD