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      haris013
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      Hello everyone, I am newbie to solutions like pfsense and i would like to experiment and learn more about networking. I have a PC running proxmox VE with several VMs and an PCIE card Intel Pro 1000PT Quad Port 1GbE PCIe-x4 RJ45.

      Can i create a VM and install pfsense on it in order to act as a router? Can i use it as a home production router? Is it safe?

      My current hardware is an ISP modem/router, a proxmox server machine, a NAS server Machine, a gaming PC, a PS4 and another PC.

      My network topology at the moment is something like above :

      I use powerlines (3x tp link TL-PA4010P because i rent the house that I stay and the owner doesn't allow me to use UTP cables.)

      How i can setup a proper and secure network for my devices? I suppose i should buy a switch, can you recommend me some switches?

      My first concern is to secure my nas server(freeNAS os).

      Thanks in advance,

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        haris013
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        So i created a VM inside proxmox and assigned 2 hardware NICs as bridge with VirtIO to pfsense, one for wan and the other for lan.

        I plugged in my laptop to the nic that i assigned to pfsense and after i logged in to pfsense web interface i checked "Disable hardware checksum offload".

        How i should proceed in order to configure pfsense as my home router?

        Is that possible and safe if pfsense is running from a virtual enviroment?

        My isp's modem/router should i turn it to bridge mode and connect it with the wan assigned port at pfsense? (i guess PPOE setup then?)

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        • KOMK
          KOM
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          Have you gone through this?

          https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Virtualizing_pfSense_on_Proxmox

          I'm a VMware guy so I don't have any special knowledge about this type of installation.

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            haris013
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            @KOM:

            Have you gone through this?

            https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Virtualizing_pfSense_on_Proxmox

            I'm a VMware guy so I don't have any special knowledge about this type of installation.

            yes! this is exactly the setup i followed!

            my considerations are now about the settings of the pfsense and the wiring.

            Is the above wiring correct?

            ISP's modem/router bridge mode –> pfsense WAN

            pfsense LAN ----> switch ---> all my devices connected to switch including the managment port of proxmox (the physical PC where pfsense is running)

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            • KOMK
              KOM
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              Wiring looks good.  Both NICs are in bridged mode, or whatever Proxmox calls it?

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                haris013
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                @KOM:

                Wiring looks good.  Both NICs are in bridged mode, or whatever Proxmox calls it?

                yes that's right, they are in bridge mode.

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                  haris013
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                  After playing around with pfsense i have a few more questions, i have a ps4 and a PC connected via powerline, i would like to isolate these devices to "another" network for security reasons but i will need these devices to have internet access. How i can do that? can i create another bridge nic and asign it to pfsense as another lan port?

                  Can you guide me with a few security tips in order to setup pfsense?

                  If i need to create other VMs and connect them to my main network where i will bridge them?

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