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Re: OpenBSD Router Guide

#51

Post by waynesonfire » Wed, Nov 11, 2020, 9:24 PM UTC

burnte wrote: post #45

waynesonfire wrote: post #44

how many network cards / ports should I have in the hardware device?

Two at minimum, one for WAN and one for LAN. Other than that, however many you really want or need.

what does each additional port enable?

I guess you can combine them? fail-over?

Re: OpenBSD Router Guide

#52

Post by UI_at_80x24 » Thu, Nov 12, 2020, 4:05 AM UTC

waynesonfire wrote: post #51

burnte wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Two at minimum, one for WAN and one for LAN. Other than that, however many you really want or need.

what does each additional port enable? I guess you can combine them? fail-over?

Several options, but the easiest is LAN separation.

e.g.

port1 = internet

port2 = LAN

port3 = wifi (private)

port4 = wifi (guest/public)

or

port1 = internet

port2 = DMZ/'public facing servers'

port3 = LAN

port4 = Wifi

or

port 1 = internet

port 2 = LAN (PC's only)

port 3 = entertainment & gaming (Roku, Xbox, Netflix, SmartTV, etc..)

port 4 = Wifi

The possibilities are only limited by your imagination. The more paranoid you are the more you want to segregate your services and LAN segments.

Re: OpenBSD Router Guide

#53

Post by waynesonfire » Thu, Nov 12, 2020, 5:58 AM UTC

UI_at_80x24 wrote: post #52

waynesonfire wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

what does each additional port enable? I guess you can combine them? fail-over?

Several options, but the easiest is LAN separation. e.g. port1 = internet port2 = LAN port3 = wifi (private) port4 = wifi (guest/public) or port1 = internet port2 = DMZ/'public facing servers' port3 = LAN port4 = Wifi or port 1 = internet port 2 = LAN (PC's only) port 3 = entertainment & gaming (Roku, Xbox, Netflix, SmartTV, etc..) port 4 = Wifi The possibilities are only limited by your imagination. The more paranoi…

sweet, thanks!