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    General pfSense Questions
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      killmasta93
      last edited by

      Hi,

      Im about to upgrade to fiber internet with a modem Huawei Echolife HG8010 and was wondering how would i VLAN the WAN port on pfSense. Or would i need a special NIC for just the WAN port. Also Would it be recommendable to go 64bit for pfSense if I would need to handle around 100 clients on DHCP? Would i use this guide or is it different when it comes to Fiber Internet?
      https://www.highlnk.com/2014/06/configuring-vlans-on-pfsense/

      see picture below

      Thank you
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      Tutorials:

      https://www.mediafire.com/folder/v329emaz1e9ih/Tutorials

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        mikeisfly
        last edited by

        Why would you need to vlan your WAN port? Do you have multiple Internet Service Providers? If so you will need a switch.

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          killmasta93
          last edited by

          Hi,
          Thank you for the quick reply. I tried one time at a friends house with a nighthawk r7000 ddwrt and the lights would not light up on the WAN port. Usually the WAN port on the Nighthawk is VLAN 2 I moved it to VLAN 6 and the lights came up but then i needed the static IP of the lSP long story short never knew if he got it to work but not sure if it applied the same concept to pfSense. So I should not have any problems when i get the fiber internet modem to pfSense, would I configure the WAN port as DHCP? or as Static?

          Thank you

          Tutorials:

          https://www.mediafire.com/folder/v329emaz1e9ih/Tutorials

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            almabes
            last edited by

            Look at this thread.
            https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=92718.msg514160#msg514160

            YMMV

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              killmasta93
              last edited by

              Thanks looks good but one question howcome 201 the VLAN? or is it different for each lSP?

              Thank you

              Tutorials:

              https://www.mediafire.com/folder/v329emaz1e9ih/Tutorials

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                almabes
                last edited by

                The 201 VLAN is a centurylink specific thing. 
                My fiber at the office goes across the network belonging to the telecom company with a logo like the Death Star on VLAN 1178.

                And to your other question.  If you have 64-bit capable hardware, run 64-bit pfSense. 
                https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=84679.0

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                  killmasta93
                  last edited by

                  Ooooo gotcha gotcha so I would need to call my lSP(Claro Colombia) and tell them what VLAN they are using?

                  And to your other question.  If you have 64-bit capable hardware, run 64-bit pfSense.

                  Im going to run a 32bit just to try on a test environment around 100 clients with 4gb of RAM so I was wondering would it be able to handle it?

                  Thank you

                  Tutorials:

                  https://www.mediafire.com/folder/v329emaz1e9ih/Tutorials

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                  • DerelictD
                    Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                    last edited by

                    Processor matters more than 32/64.

                    Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                    A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                    DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                    Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                      killmasta93
                      last edited by

                      Thanks ill consider an Intel i5 4th gen  ;D

                      Tutorials:

                      https://www.mediafire.com/folder/v329emaz1e9ih/Tutorials

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                      • DerelictD
                        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                        last edited by

                        That is probably overkill.  Transfer rate matters more than the number of clients.

                        Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                        A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                        DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                        Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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