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    pfsense on Proxmox - Help with config

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      natharas
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      Hi, I'm going to start off by saying I'm new to pfsense. This is the current setup that I've got:
      Asus DSL-AC68U > TP-Link SG2210P > Dell PowerEdge T420 (two NIC's + iDrac)
      TP-Link SG2210P > desktop PC

      At the moment I've got a Cat6 cable from the modem to my TP-Link SG 2210P POE switch, I then have 2 network cables from that to my PowerEdge T420 (Proxmox + PFsense) and another cable to my desktop PC.

      I've run through the configuration for pfsense which is installed on Proxmox, I created one Linux Bridge as VMBR1, VMBR0 is another Linux bridge but it is my Management for Proxmox.

      When I login to pfsense via web ui the dashboard has WAN (with my pub IP) and LAN with a 192.168.1.12 that I set it as, I also set the LAN DHCP range of 192.168.1.10-99 to test with. What I want to be able to do is obtain an IP on my desktop PC from the pfsense LAN which also provides me with internet access. At the moment it keeps getting an IP from the modem DHCP range of 192.168.1.100-200, should I turn off the DHCP on the modem?

      I've checked Proxmox and can confirm that "Firewall" is turned off on the network devices en01, eno2, vmbr0 and vmbr1.

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        Patch @natharas
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        @natharas
        An over view of your network architecture would help

        1. Is the Asus DSL-AC68U configured as a modem only (bridge mode) or a router
        2. Why is the Asus DSL-AC68U connected to the TP-Link SG2210P rather than directly to the WAN NIC on your Dell PowerEdge T420.
        3. Your Proxmox should be managed via your LAN not WAN port as should pfsense

        Alternatively your could configure both DELL nic in LAG and use VLANs on your L@ managed switch to separate WAN and LAN but I would not recommend starting with that

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          natharas @Patch
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          @patch said in pfsense on Proxmox - Help with config:

          @natharas
          An over view of your network architecture would help

          1. Is the Asus DSL-AC68U configured as a modem only (bridge mode) or a router
          2. Why is the Asus DSL-AC68U connected to the TP-Link SG2210P rather than directly to the WAN NIC on your Dell PowerEdge T420.
          3. Your Proxmox should be managed via your LAN not WAN port as should pfsense

          Alternatively your could configure both DELL nic in LAG and use VLANs on your L@ managed switch to separate WAN and LAN but I would not recommend starting with that

          Thanks for the reply

          1. It is currently configured as modem only, I do believe it can be bridged though.
          2. I've attempted connecting to the WAN NIC on the Poweredge T420 but had no luck getting a WAN IP via DHCP.
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