Re: [DNG] networking thinking

2021-12-24 Thread Gabe Stanton via Dng
On Sun, 2021-11-28 at 07:20 -0600, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: I've been looking at pfsense and opnsense. Sorry for reviving a month old thread but I'm just catching up on emails and thought it might be useful to share that Opnsense hasn't supported x86 for about 2 years. I use Opnsense and have

Re: [DNG] networking thinking

2021-12-02 Thread Rod Rodolico via Dng
We use OPNSense for almost everything that does not require untrained users to manage things. For the latter, we use IPFire. OPNSense works for small offices that just want VPN, up to our NOC where we have two routers (active/failover), DMZ and multiple backend LAN's. But, it does require some

Re: [DNG] networking thinking

2021-11-30 Thread Mike Tubby
On 28/11/2021 15:22, d...@d404.nl wrote: On 28-11-2021 15:36, wirelessduck--- via Dng wrote: On 29 Nov 2021, at 01:07, tito via Dng wrote: On Sun, 28 Nov 2021 07:20:14 -0600 o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: Greetings In anticipation of a fiber optical connection (moving from a wireless) I

Re: [DNG] networking thinking

2021-11-29 Thread Adrian Zaugg
Hi TIA In der Nachricht vom Sunday, 28 November 2021 14:20:14 CET steht: > 1. is my splitting the network system into the three parts a good idea or > should I truncate parts 1 and 2 into the router? If you would please give > reasons - - - please? Less devices, less to setup and maintain and

Re: [DNG] networking thinking

2021-11-29 Thread onefang
On 2021-11-29 18:23:25, Simon wrote: > o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > > > 1. is my splitting the network system into the three parts a good > > idea or should I truncate parts 1 and 2 into the router? If you would > > please give reasons - - - please? > > Six of one, half a dozen of the other.

Re: [DNG] networking thinking

2021-11-29 Thread Simon
o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > 1. is my splitting the network system into the three parts a good idea or > should I truncate parts 1 and 2 into the router? If you would please give > reasons - - - please? Six of one, half a dozen of the other. Sometimes having separate boxes is good, other

Re: [DNG] networking thinking

2021-11-28 Thread d...@d404.nl
On 28-11-2021 15:36, wirelessduck--- via Dng wrote: On 29 Nov 2021, at 01:07, tito via Dng wrote: On Sun, 28 Nov 2021 07:20:14 -0600 o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: Greetings In anticipation of a fiber optical connection (moving from a wireless) I have been planning out and purchasing some

Re: [DNG] networking thinking

2021-11-28 Thread wirelessduck--- via Dng
> On 29 Nov 2021, at 01:07, tito via Dng wrote: > > On Sun, 28 Nov 2021 07:20:14 -0600 > o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > >> Greetings >> >> In anticipation of a fiber optical connection (moving from a wireless) I >> have been planning out and purchasing some bits of hardware. Am finding >>

Re: [DNG] networking thinking

2021-11-28 Thread tito via Dng
On Sun, 28 Nov 2021 07:20:14 -0600 o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > Greetings > > In anticipation of a fiber optical connection (moving from a wireless) I > have been planning out and purchasing some bits of hardware. Am finding > that networking is, at least sure seems to be, another black hole for

[DNG] networking thinking

2021-11-28 Thread o1bigtenor via Dng
Greetings In anticipation of a fiber optical connection (moving from a wireless) I have been planning out and purchasing some bits of hardware. Am finding that networking is, at least sure seems to be, another black hole for time and effort. TL;DR (skip to last paragraphs for the question(s))