I have a mini-pc with an internal NIC 2 USB NICs. I have a combination modem/router provided by my ISP. Once I get this up and running, I'll have them change it over to "modem only mode". I've already discussed it with them and they can do it quickly. But until I know everything works, I'm leaving it as is. The IP address assigned to the WAN on pfSense will be the IP address provided by the ISP router. I can change the WAN address once the modem is converted.
What I'm having trouble wrapping my head around is the fact that pfSense will be a VM installed IN PROXMOX on a PC that gets an IP address assigned by pfSense -- that seems a little like the chicken or egg question and I'm confused. So what NIC should I use for the WAN? What one should Proxmox itself be using? Which one should I be using for the LAN connection to the managed switch? Can the NIC that Proxmox uses also serve as either the WAN NIC or the LAN NIC (in/out of pfSense)? Should one NIC connect to the swith and another connect to the Access Point (if I don't I'll connect the AP to the swtich).
Within the Proxmox PC, there will be two VMs: pfSense and Home Assistant (maybe more later). I have a TL-SG105E managed switch and a TL-WA901N VLAN capable Access Point. My intention is segregate my many IoT devices out to a separate network away from the more sensitive data as well as setup a Guest VLAN.
What I'm having trouble wrapping my head around is the fact that pfSense will be a VM installed IN PROXMOX on a PC that gets an IP address assigned by pfSense -- that seems a little like the chicken or egg question and I'm confused. So what NIC should I use for the WAN? What one should Proxmox itself be using? Which one should I be using for the LAN connection to the managed switch? Can the NIC that Proxmox uses also serve as either the WAN NIC or the LAN NIC (in/out of pfSense)? Should one NIC connect to the swith and another connect to the Access Point (if I don't I'll connect the AP to the swtich).
Within the Proxmox PC, there will be two VMs: pfSense and Home Assistant (maybe more later). I have a TL-SG105E managed switch and a TL-WA901N VLAN capable Access Point. My intention is segregate my many IoT devices out to a separate network away from the more sensitive data as well as setup a Guest VLAN.