I'm installing NetBSD in a VM on my homelab. See y'all on the other
side...
:)
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I'm installing NetBSD in a VM on my homelab. See y'all on the other side...
I'm installing NetBSD in a VM on my homelab. See y'all on the other
side...
Never tried it, but I'd assume it's just a more difficult version of FreeBSD - which I played with for a bit just for the hell of it. I didn't really mess with ports at all, just used the binary 'pkg' method. Though, I'd imagine ports is a lot like portage, just not as many frills and colors as Gentoo has. :)
portage is based on ports.
I run pfSense for my router here at home, which is based on FreeBSD.
It's pretty easy to manage, but I don't think it has the actual ports system, as they don't like non-pfsense packages being installed.
I run pfSense for my router here at home, which is based on FreeBSD. It's
pretty easy to manage, but I don't think it has the actual ports system,
as they don't like non-pfsense packages being installed.
What kind of hardware do you run it on? I'm using an Asus RT-AX88U Pro currently, which is working fine with Merlin firmware. However, in the future, I may not want to spend upwards of $300 or more on a new router if I already have some decent hardware laying around I could use.
I run pfSense for my router here at home, which is based on
FreeBSD. It's pretty easy to manage, but I don't think it has the
actual ports system, as they don't like non-pfsense packages being
installed.
What kind of hardware do you run it on? I'm using an Asus RT-AX88U Pro currently, which is working fine with Merlin firmware. However, in the future, I may not want to spend upwards of $300 or more on a new
router if I already have some decent hardware laying around I could
use.
...and the server it's self having to be up for the internet to work.
CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640 Processor
RAM: 4GB
Disk: 250GB (waaaay overkill)
Fortunately the motherboard has a PCIe port that worked with the Intel
X710 4-port 10GBit NIC.
Now I just need to upgrade the rest of my home network to 10gbit :)
If you don't want to get hardware for it, or can handle the router being
on your VM host.
There is this:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/recipes/virtualize-esxi.html#virtualizing-pfsense-with-vmware-vsphere-esxi
The only limitation is requiring two nic's on the server, and the server it's self having to be up for the internet to work.
Now I just need to upgrade the rest of my home network to 10gbit :)
Do you actually have the option for a somewhat decent price? I only have a gigabit option by me, as far as I know.. so that's what I have. It's a tad pricey, but it's the best and most stable option around here.
The only limitation is requiring two nic's on the server, and the
server it's self having to be up for the internet to work.
How would that work?
Do you treat one as incoming from the wall, run it through pfsense,
and then use the other as outgoing to like a 4 port switch or
something to feed the rest of the house?
Then, what about the other VMs on that same machine running esxi?
Accession wrote to Vorlon <=-
Do you treat one as incoming from the wall, run it through pfsense, and then use the other as outgoing to like a 4 port switch or something to feed the rest of the house?
DaiTengu wrote to Accession <=-
Interesting how boxes and luggage keep getting between the loading dock doors and the dumpster. :D
TDS is installing in my neighborhood sometime in the next few months.
I've been waiting for 3 years, and we're over a year out from their original promised target date.
I'll likely only get gigabit, but they do offer up to 8Gbit, supposedly. Not sure what the pricing is on it, but I'd be willing to bet it's
premium, and requires a business plan.
I'd like to upgrade my switches to 10gbit, that way I don't have to
worry about any future devices/computers in my home, but 10gbit switches are pricey.
Interesting how boxes and luggage keep getting between the loading dock doors and the dumpster. :D
One of the nic's is to the wall (network termination device) and is
added to pfsense. Then another virtual nic is
added to pfsense just like any of your current vm's have, on the servers virtual switch.
The servers normal nic is still conncted to your local network as normal.
That's where I get lost - I've seen tutorials using OpenSense, a virtualization platform like Proxmox, and they used one network cable running from the cable modem to the Proxmox server. They must have
created two virtual bridges, one for traffic from the router to the firewall instance, and another virtual bridge to the LAN on the same
wire.
Other people just use a 2-port NIC, have one NIC for traffic from the modem and another for the LAN side of the firewall.
One of the nic's is to the wall (network termination device) and
is added to pfsense. Then another virtual nic is added to pfsense
just like any of your current vm's have, on the servers virtual
switch.
outside of the server machine?
The servers normal nic is still conncted to your local network as
normal.
For example, right now my cat6 cable goes from the wall to my modem,
then to my router which has 4 ports on it to feed my server machine
(which has virtual NICs, of course, to feed whatever VMs I have), and
3 other separate computers.
If I remove the router, and run the cat6 from the modem to the server machine running pfsense, Then I would need some kind of 4 port switch
off the other NIC on the server machine to feed the rest of the house, correct?
No. The "switch", I guess, is built into the router. See below.For example, right now my cat6 cable goes from the wall to my modem,
then to my router which has 4 ports on it to feed my server machine
(which has virtual NICs, of course, to feed whatever VMs I have), and
3 other separate computers.
Do you have a network switch with all your gear conncted to (Not the router)?
Ie:
Cable Modem ---> router ---> Network swicth (4 or more ports) === All
other gear
Or is your setup:
Cable modem --> router --> all other gear
How many other devices are on your network (Wired/WiFi)?
If I remove the router, and run the cat6 from the modem to the server
machine running pfsense, Then I would need some kind of 4 port switch
off the other NIC on the server machine to feed the rest of the
house, correct?
You only need a second nic in your server. Here are some screen shots of
my setup.
http://vk3heg.net/pfs/
A normal vm on your server would be connected to vswitch0 (VM Network),
and only that single nic.
Pfsense is connected like this:
Nic 1: vswicth0 (VM network)
Nic 2: Physical Nic2 to your cable modem.
You'll see in my screen shots, that nic2 is called "WAN" (vswitch1 in my case. I have just renamed it)
BTw: If your using the wifi from your router, you'll need a dedicated
wifi access point (Unless your router can work as a AP
as well. Some can. You'll have to look in it's config or try just connecting it back to your network via one of the lan ports
and leave the WAN port disconnected).
You only need a second nic in your server. Here are some screen
shots of my setup. http://vk3heg.net/pfs/
It seems after pfsense, you're running the rest of your network
virtually? I can only do that with the VMs running on the same server machine pfsense would be installed on.
Pfsense is connected like this:
Nic 1: vswicth0 (VM network)
Nic 2: Physical Nic2 to your cable modem.
You'll see in my screen shots, that nic2 is called "WAN" (vswitch1
in my case. I have just renamed it)
I see, and think I understand. However, I don't see anything besides
your VM network, like other hard wired machines (not virtual).
BTw: If your using the wifi from your router, you'll need a
dedicated wifi access point (Unless your router can work as a AP
as well. Some can. You'll have to look in it's config or try just
connecting it back to your network via one of the lan ports and
leave the WAN port disconnected).
Most can, nowadays. But yes, this one can. It can also work in a mesh network, but my house isn't big enough for all of that.
No. I have The server, My workstation, the BBS (Amiga), TV/Media box,
WiFi Access point all on the same network switch.
All of my VM's (9) and my local machine's are all on the same physical network.
It's not a complectated network, they all connect to the same network swicth.
I have no need to seperate them out. Plus my network follows the KIS standard! #-)
ESXi Server 8 Port Swicth
*---------------*
*---* | ____ ____ | *---------*
|NTD| <---->|NIC2| |NIC1|<--->| * * * * | <---> Rest of computers etc... *---* | | *---------*
*---------------*
NTD: Network Termination Device. It's the ISP endpoint (Ethernet)
Then you won't need a extra network swicth, just use your current router
as the network swicth (With the wan cable[s] disconnected.)
Then you won't need a extra network swicth, just use your current
router as the network swicth (With the wan cable[s] disconnected.)
Why would the WAN cable be disconnected? Wouldn't I have to run an ethernet cable from NIC1 <---> Router (in place of the 8 port switch)?
I'm not trying to have the "Rest of computers" using wifi, I want them wired.
I had a car I called "The Dumpster". When my boss told me to toss something out into the dumpster, I complied. :)
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