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    • B
      bulbous_blues
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      I have never used pfsense before. I have been using an asus ac68u router up to now but had some old hardware laying around I thought I would give pfsense ago. I was hoping to give a description of the set up I'm aiming for and get a few pointers.

      I would like to have 3 VLANs
      1 - clients going through airvpn.
      2 - clients not on VPN (Streaming boxs, gaming console etc)
      3 - WiFi access points and maybe later on IP Cams

      Is there any benefit to using different a interface for each VLAN or just the one interface?
      Can I have a file server on VLAN1 but serve clients on VLAN2 as well
      Can a network printer serve all VLANS

      I have 3 TP-Link managed switched after pfsense. A 16 port than feeds of to 2 other 8 port switches.

      I would also like to have anti-virus and maybe later on some web filtering.

      Is what I described possible any pointers I would be grateful Thanks!

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      • KOMK
        KOM
        last edited by

        Is there any benefit to using different a interface for each VLAN or just the one interface?

        VLANs are a solution to the problem of having limited interfaces with multiple networks.  If you have interfaces, you don't necessarily need VLANs.

        Can I have a file server on VLAN1 but serve clients on VLAN2 as well

        Yes.

        Can a network printer serve all VLANS

        Yes.

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        • NeoDudeN
          NeoDude
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          Sounds to me like you don't really need VLANs. For your VPN clients you can simply use an alias consisting of a list of IPs to route over the VPN. You wouldn't need a VLAN for wifi either unless you wanted a separate Guest WiFi Network.

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