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I have a managed switch. I’m a little confused how everything would be hooked up if I’m using a vm for pfsense and another vm for some Linux distro. I want the router and that distro to be isolated from my other vlans. Could I use the onboard nic hooked up to the switch to put the distro on its own vlan?


OPNsense virtualization
I’m working on setting up my first homelab. I have an older dell optiplex with a duel PCIe NIC in it. I was wondering if I could setup OPNsense as a docker container or virtual machine so that I could also use the extra resources of the box for other things besides just being a router. Is this a good idea?
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Thanks for the advice! I ended up getting a managed switch on amazon and an older dell computer to set up OPNsense. Can’t wait to get started!


After much reading today, this is basically what i ended up doing. Got an optiplex on ebay for about 55 bucks and a dual intel network card on amazon with a managed switch. If i can bridge my current router as an access point, i should be on my way!


I’ll look into that thanks!


I currently have a net gear R7000. Maybe I could flash that? If I got an old computer and put a duel Ethernet card like you suggested, what would the physical network diagram look like with that setup?


Advice for home hosting
Hello, I’m getting into self hosting and looking to setup a small home lab to play around with different technologies. I’m considering setting up a DMZ to keep my lab hardware separate from the rest of the network and other users. What is some of the minimal hardware required to do this on a small budget? Also what are some of the necessary security measures I should understand. One of my first projects would be to setup a small Linux box that I can ssh into remotely. Thanks. **EDIT** After much reading today and great guidance from this community this is basically what i ended up doing.... Got a dell optiplex on ebay for about 55 bucks and a dual intel network card on amazon with a managed switch. If i can bridge my current router as an access point, i should be on my way! This community rocks! Lemmy is awesome!
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