Have VLAN directly linked to WAN

Started by Nikotine, December 29, 2021, 10:25:01 PM

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I have a device in my local network that needs to have direct access to WAN, so without NAT (it's an iptv box from my internet/TV provider).
If I put that device in a separate VLAN, should I then bridge this VLAN with the WAN interface?
I can't connect the device straight to my provider's router, because of the location, and there are other devices at that location that go via the same cable.

I come from Openwrt and there it was really simple: https://www.niek.be/2016/03/17/interactive-television-with-openwrt-telenet-digicorder-behind-your-own-router/
But I'm unsure how to do the same in opnsense.

You need sufficient public IP addresses to have at least a /30 for your IPTV VLAN and a /30 for your WAN connection. In practice this means a /29 from your ISP.

That's all for IPv4 of course. The problem doesn't exist in IPv6.

Bart...

PS - the article you link to seems to have NAT for the Digicorder since it is shown with an RFC 1918 address
PPS - needless to say hat this type of lock-in is absolutely despicable