Netgate Discussion Forum
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Search
    • Register
    • Login

    Need Advice on a Certain Setup

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Routing and Multi WAN
    3 Posts 2 Posters 687 Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • G
      gratis.obake
      last edited by

      I am not certain where to put this one, but the question(s) will be routing and portforward and some others perhaps.

      here it goes:
      some illustration(s):
      internet -> modem -> pfsense -> dumb switch -> [esxi/kvm server -> dumb switch -> other pc]

      [virtual machine #1 -> dumb switch #1 -> other pc (contains 1 to 5 PC's)]
      [virtual machine #2 -> dumb switch #2 -> other pc (contains 1 to 5 PC's)]
      [virtual machine #3 -> dumb switch #3 -> other pc (contains 1 to 5 PC's)]
      [virtual machine #4 -> dumb switch #4 -> other pc (contains 1 to 5 PC's)]

      a bit more explanations on the illustration(s):
      I have the modem on bridge mode.
      I have pfsense (intel atom) doing the pppoe/routing/firewall/portforward/etc.

      inside the 'server' will host a maximum of 4 virtual machine (almost identical)
      the server will have 5 physical NIC/LAN.
      1 port NIC/LAN will act to provide internet access to the 4 virtual machines.
      each virtual server will have a dedicated physical NIC/LAN (1 for each server) facing a switch.
      these servers will act as a dhcp/router functions to the other PC's connected to the dumb switch.

      my question(s):
      in terms of portforward/creating rules on pfsense, can you foresee any problems this setup may contain?

      if something here is not that clear, I'll try to elaborate on it if needed.

      thanks in advance!

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • T
        tim.mcmanus
        last edited by

        Why not do the whole thing with one pfSense box and VLANs?  Or a pfSense box with 5 NICs?  Or one pfSense VM?

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • G
          gratis.obake
          last edited by

          @tim.mcmanus:

          Why not do the whole thing with one pfSense box and VLANs?  Or a pfSense box with 5 NICs?  Or one pfSense VM?

          seems to be one good way, never thought of this, I'll try to formulate if this will work with my setup, thanks sir!

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • First post
            Last post
          Copyright 2025 Rubicon Communications LLC (Netgate). All rights reserved.