Is a managed switch required for a single NIC pure VLAN implem?
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Based on an old post (http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,61.0.html), pfSense can work even on a pc that has a single NIC (say a laptop).
However, that post also says:
So, techincally, if you don't have a WIFI card, you can run everything off one NIC, if you have a managed switch.
Can I still have a pfSense on a single NIC if I just have a normal, unmanaged switch?
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What would you need this for?
If you would need this just for a VPN server it should work.
(assign a dummy VLAN which you don't use for the LAN.)However if you want to use it as a firewall, then you will need a 802.1Q VLAN capable switch.
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Thanks GruensFroeschli :)
Question though (as I have 0 knowledge about switch stuff): would perhaps a switch that is 802.1p VLAN capable work too?
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No.
802.1p is part of 802.1q.
It is the part which does the prioritizing.
However you need the part which does the logical separation on the wire. -
Got it. Many thanks! :)
