[kwlug-disc] PFSense and USB 2.0 NICs

[bob+kwlug at softscape.ca]

I have had success experimenting with pfSense on a laptop with a single NIC and using VLANs to break out the various network segments. I never got to put it into production, but got it to do everything I needed it to do.

You would need a small managed switch to separate the VLANs into individual Ethernet ports, but I think you can find pretty cheap ones that can do that.

BB

> -----Original Message-----
> From: kwlug-disc [mailto:kwlug-disc-bounces at kwlug.org] On Behalf Of Colin
> Mackay
> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 8:40 PM
> To: KWLUG discussion
> Subject: [kwlug-disc] PFSense and USB 2.0 NICs
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> 
> Hello folks,
> 
> 
> I have a 1.6Ghz dual core ATOM box sitting idle in the basement, from what
> I've seen it'll be able to run pfsense without too much trouble.
> 
> 
> The issue is that, aside from the Wireless card, it only has a single NIC.
> Has anyone out there used a USB NIC with pfsense?  It'd be used for my WAN
> connection.
> 
> 
> I've googled around a bit, but most of the answers are from 2012 or
> earlier.
> 
> 
> Thanks all.