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23.7 Legacy Series / Re: Transform a multi nic mini pc into manageable switch

« on: November 21, 2023, 03:54:14 pm »

There is a reason to use it that way and I don't want to explain (yet) because we will enter into debate and I won't get an answer to my question.
If you could help me, I'll be thankfull.

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23.7 Legacy Series / Transform a multi nic mini pc into manageable switch

« on: November 21, 2023, 11:20:09 am »

Hello,

I have a mini pc with 4 nics. My network has 5 vlan and is managed by an other device using a single trunk port.

I want to install OPNsense on this mini pc to make it a manageable switch. I want to configure OPNsense so that I can tell which vlan goes on which ethernet port, and configure which ones are tagged and which one is not tagged.

I have the feeling I should use this tuto : https://docs.opnsense.org/manual/how-tos/transparent_bridge.html
But certainely should I adapt it.

My thought is to create vlan 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 on each port and then create bridges to bind all the requiered interfaces. If a vlan is in the bridge, it is tagged, if the port is in the bridge, it is not tagged. Am I right ?

Last but not least, how should I configure the ip of OPNsense for later reconfiguration of the port ?

I know software switch is not really speed effective, but let me try and judge.

What I really want to recreate is something like this : https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/SWOS/CSS326-VLAN-Example

Thanks a lot for your help !