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    Dedicated physical port for VPN ?

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      alan.t
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      Hello,

      I am intending to set up a VPN using something like ExpressVPN to tunnel everything to and from my site. I could put the VPN on a dedicated ethernet port (i.e. separate physical ethernet ports for WAN, LAN, IOT, VPN). Is this required, good practice or unnecessary ?

      BRgds/Alan

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        JKnott @alan.t
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        @alan-t

        Given that VPNs normally pass through the WAN, how would that work?

        PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
        i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
        UniFi AC-Lite access point

        I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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          alan.t @JKnott
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          @jknott 😂 thank you, that’s what I thought ! Wanted to clarify some stuff I read elsewhere ...

          BRgds/ Alan

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