So I've only really have experience with VMware, but since the free license that I can work with isn't gonna last anymore (Currently got hold of an educational license),
I decided to work with proxmox at home. Creating VM's wasn't hard to learn, but the networking feels very alien to me. I can't really get my head around the lack of virtual switches from VMware. Networking and routing I'm able to do, but I have no idea what I exactly have to imagine with the bridges and bonds, I don't think they have anything you can compare them too properly with.
That said, I do have a specific question right now that might help with creating clarity. Currently, for accessing the web interface, I have to go through my modem, and then through the WAN side of the MS-01. What I want is to have all traffic be routed through pfsense, to the modem. Now I keep seeing that you're only able to have 1 default gateway, but that makes this whole set up not logical in my understanding. The default gateway of the VM's and the enp88 should be the IP of the firewall.
I'm also not sure how to access proxmox from a different interface, since in the initial set up you have to set up the interface, so far it seems I'm unable to change that?
The very long run I'd like to split the MGMT to a separate VLAN, the VM's to a separate VLAN(s), and my physical connections to a separate VLAN (I have 2 more NIC's that are currently unused until I figure this out)
I'd appreciate any insight, I feel like I'm having some misconceptions or misunderstands in places, so if there's additional questions, feel free to ask if that'll make it easier to answer!
I decided to work with proxmox at home. Creating VM's wasn't hard to learn, but the networking feels very alien to me. I can't really get my head around the lack of virtual switches from VMware. Networking and routing I'm able to do, but I have no idea what I exactly have to imagine with the bridges and bonds, I don't think they have anything you can compare them too properly with.
That said, I do have a specific question right now that might help with creating clarity. Currently, for accessing the web interface, I have to go through my modem, and then through the WAN side of the MS-01. What I want is to have all traffic be routed through pfsense, to the modem. Now I keep seeing that you're only able to have 1 default gateway, but that makes this whole set up not logical in my understanding. The default gateway of the VM's and the enp88 should be the IP of the firewall.
I'm also not sure how to access proxmox from a different interface, since in the initial set up you have to set up the interface, so far it seems I'm unable to change that?
The very long run I'd like to split the MGMT to a separate VLAN, the VM's to a separate VLAN(s), and my physical connections to a separate VLAN (I have 2 more NIC's that are currently unused until I figure this out)
I'd appreciate any insight, I feel like I'm having some misconceptions or misunderstands in places, so if there's additional questions, feel free to ask if that'll make it easier to answer!