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    • smykyS
      smyky
      last edited by smyky

      Hi All,

      This is my first experience with this firewall.
      I would like to add IPS/IDS functionally into my home network by getting pfSense inline running as VM on my Qnap. Please see below:

      topology.PNG

      What settings are needed from the firewall side? VM is up and running, Qnap interfaces are set in the bridge mode.

      Thanks,
      Myky

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      • smykyS
        smyky
        last edited by

        Hi All,

        Ok, l managed to get this to work:

        pfsense_LAN_WAN.PNG

        pfSenses's LAN port is connected to SW1, WAN port is linked to the SW2. All good and everything is working as expected however my speed gone down from ~230Mbps DOWN > 10Mbps. Bridge interface looks good, also no traffic shaper policy:

        sss.PNG

        Do you have any thoughts?

        Thanks,
        Myky

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        • smykyS
          smyky
          last edited by

          Never mind, checking KB below and selecting "Disable hardware checksum offload" option did a trick:

          https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/interfaces/low-throughput-troubleshooting.html

          g.PNG

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