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Hi I am only new to Opnsense and i have limited knowledge and need some help

I have multiple Vlans for each room of the house and i have setup a game server on Vlan20/DMZgame and i am trying to access it on a PC Vlan10/DalePC as well as multiple other windows 10 PC's on different Vlans
I also need file sharing between Vlan20/DMZgame to and from Vlan10/DalesPC/ block breaker

Welcome to the world of OPNsense! It sounds like you have a solid VLAN setup for your home network. To access your game server on VLAN20 from VLAN10 and enable file sharing, you'll need to configure firewall rules to allow traffic between these VLANs. Make sure to set up the necessary permissions for file sharing as well.

I'm referring to running pcap traffic through the device from a traffic server, and with the firewall *disabled* in order to focus on the IDS/IPS/rice purity test. Not capturing or replaying traffic from within it.

For instance:

• Promiscuous mode on any of the interfaces or the IDS?
• Any special NIC settings
• Any other tuning requirements

Thanks -

When running pcap traffic through the device with the firewall disabled, it's crucial to ensure that your IDS/IPS is set up for optimal performance. Enabling promiscuous mode on the interfaces is definitely recommended, as it allows the IDS to see all traffic passing through. Additionally, check your NIC settings to ensure they're optimized for high throughput and low latency, such as disabling offloading features. Lastly, consider tuning the IDS/IPS parameters based on the expected traffic load to avoid any performance bottlenecks.