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Does "interface" mean you need separate cards? Or you have a single card with multiple interfaces?
Is DMZ like a guest network?
I looked up "IDS/IPS" and it wounds like something I would prefer to avoid doing if I can.
DMZ is usually where you put servers that should be externally accessible
it's like a guest network in that it is a separate network segment with different filtering/forwarding rules than the main local network
that sounds useful.
i like to keep things separate when plausible.
I was hoping to make use of one of the various computers I have cluttering this place up so I could justify continuing the collection. ;)
Do you know how to determine suitability of an existing card, or how to correctly purchase a replacement?
What's a server card?
I'd prefer to avoid VMs if possible I never had much luck with them.
You can buy multi-port Intel ethernet cards cheap on eBay. But a used one and drop it into your computer. If you stick to Intel you should have a better time with driver support under OPNsense, and it would enable you to have separate ports for VLANs if you wanted to get fancy.
thanks! so for example: Intel Gigabit Dual PORT GIGABIT ETHERNET PCIe NIC Card EXPI9402PT NC360T which is CA$30. Does that sound right?
Yes, that kind of thing. I can't guarantee it will work but I've had good luck with Intel cards in the past. You can get 4-port ones too.
just to check my understanding: a 4 port card provides different capability than a 1 or 2 port card with a switch attached, yes?