Subj : Re: Ethernet switches
To   : Accession
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Sat Aug 10 2024 08:26:00

-=> Accession wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

 Ac> I don't even need two separate VLANs. I would just need a cable from
 Ac> the wall to the ESXI machine running pfsense AND 2-3 BBS related VMs,
 Ac> then from there a cable to some kind of 4 or 8 port switch (whether it
 Ac> be an actual switch, or router in passthru mode or something), then
 Ac> wire up 3 other PCs from said switch. One VLAN for everything would be
 Ac> fine.

Got it. If you have multiple IP addresses available from your provider,
you could create an address space and a virtual switch, and assign the
BBS VMs and the WAN port of the firewall to that switch. Create another
virtual switch for the LAN port and wire everything up there.

If only one external IP, you'd do the usual thing of having the WAN port
on one side of pfense, all the clients on the LAN side, and enable NAT
to reach specific ports on the LAN clients.

 
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