Netgear GS108Tv2 + Intel NUC + VLAN
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Does that mean when I copy files through LAN, port 1 never even gets disturbed?
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Be warned that unfortunately NUCs are not known to be very reliable pieces of hardware on long term.
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This is how I would do it:
GS108T:
1 - NUC Pfsense (Tagged VLANs: 1,2,3)
2 - WAN1 - VLAN2
3 - WAN2 - VLAN34 to 8 - VLAN1:
4 - Asus Router
5 - Alienware
6 - Dev NUC
7+8 (Synology)Using the 4 ports on the NAS is an overkill since only 2 clients are accessing to it and they limited to a 1gb bottleneck (Asus - GS108T). With the above scheme both clients can have access to the NAS at gigabit speed.
Only internet traffic will go trough port 1, local traffic won't be affected.
Using a virtual machine is not a good idea for such low performance device.
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Very informative. Thank you for your responses every one!
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I'm with tirsojrp. Except I'd use the physical/native for LAN rather than making it a VLAN.
VLAN 91 for WAN 1, VLAN 92 for WAN 2, and physical net for LAN. This is how my home setup is built.Also if you don't already have the Netgear switch, I'd go with the Cisco SG200-08. I've had both and prefer the Cisco SG200-08. It's user interface is nicer and more responsive.
Wouldn't VM the pfSense on that box. Though you could do so and it may make sense to get everything working before spending the money on the bare metal machine.
And yes as has been pointed out, only internet traffic with traverse ports 1, 2, and 3. The switch will handle all the LAN traffic as though the machines were directly connected to each other (only the ports involved with be exposed to the traffic).
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Be warned that unfortunately NUCs are not known to be very reliable pieces of hardware on long term.
Please do elaborate and provide source.
I have one of the very first batch of NUCs, DC3217IYE, running Windows 8 Pro, 24/7 for 2 and a half years an counting with no failures.
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https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=82842.msg487455#msg487455
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I have 15 NUCS (DC3217IYE) that have endured some heavy use while travelling all over the world, and they are still working fine, so I guess YMMV, although I wonder if some corners got cut with the second generation that you had.
That being said, I completely agree that a NUC is the wrong tool for this job, get something from the pfSense store and profit.
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I originally planned to make a mini-itx computer + a multi-nic card just for pfsense. But upon stumbling upon VLAN tagging and realizing I already had this switch, it interested me because buying a new NUC instead of a mini-itx setup will be alot cheaper, not to mention I already have a spare 64gb 2.5" SSD and laptop rams.
I already have an existing NUC running headless 24/7 and I have used it for 6 months now without any hitches. I guess it helps that I don't power cycle it that much, or I just didn't buy from a bad batch or something. Here's hoping the next one I buy will be as good as the one I have.
I have 15 NUCS (DC3217IYE) that have endured some heavy use while travelling all over the world, and they are still working fine, so I guess YMMV, although I wonder if some corners got cut with the second generation that you had.
That being said, I completely agree that a NUC is the wrong tool for this job, get something from the pfSense store and profit.
I'm curious about your NUC usage. Travelling around the world with 15 of them. What job entails that?
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Little old me stays at my desk, the NUC's do all the globe trotting, We use them as remote network probes and traffic generators.
