New to pfSense and New Netgate 6100
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Hi, have been reviewing the videos and Netgate site etc. and am just about ready to set up my new Netgate 6100. I have a couple of (likely basic) questions at the get-go.
- I have a 1.5GB ISP service so I would like to use one of the 2.5GB ports as my WAN. Do i configure this first before running the set-up wizard or after?
- I plan to connect the 6100 to my two managed switches using the 10GBSFP Ports as LAN Trunks. Again, do I configure them as LAN vs WAN before of after running set-up wizard (or does it matter)?
- I am replacing an RV340 and I had offloaded all the routing to my Layer-3 Switch. I am assuming I want the new 6100 to handle all routing - any reason I would not do this?
That should get me going - thx
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@jasonreg Considering your needs you will be changing the defaults that the setup wizard creates. So in your case you might as well just skip (close) the setup wizard and configure your settings manually. Just remember to go to SYSTEM -> GENERAL and complete the naming and DNS setup of your box that the wizard normally does.
After that you can assign WAN to fx igc1 (the first 2.5Gbit RJ45 port).
In interface assignments you can create your VLANs needed for the switch trunks, and assign them to IX0 and IX1 (the 10Gbe SFP+ ports) as new interfaces.
And yes, let pfSense route between your VLANs. While it will not be as fast as the switches, it will ofer a lot of aditional security with statewall firewall filtering and a lot of other options.
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J jimp moved this topic from Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software on
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@jasonreg said in New to pfSense and New Netgate 6100:
@keyser - many thanks- very helpful. Quick follow-on. If I just configure the ports to have them labelled correctly - can I (should I) still then run the setup wizard to ensure I do not miss anything or just bypass it completely?
@jimp - thanks for moving the thread where it belongs!
Well each to his own. The easiest is to complete the setup wizard with internet plugged into the current port labled WAN1.
Once its completed, then reassign the interfaces to the ports wanted. You’re better off doing this from the serial console in one pass. -
@jasonreg If you're familiar with firewalls/routers you don't need to run the setup wizard. I have set up a lot of pfSense, so I skip it. It prompts to change the admin password, but the GUI warns about that anyway.
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@steveits So another quick question. I have several older IoT devices that assume the network will be on 192.168.1.x Any downside to setting the main LAN to something else and using 192.168.1.0/24 as a VLAN for IoT devices? I feel like there is an obvious 'Gotcha' I am missing .....
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@jasonreg You can use any subnet on any interface you want, as long as it doesn't conflict with any other interface.
