- Nov 16, 2013
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I am new to pfSense but have been through the Cisco CCNA classes, so hopefully am not a complete idiota here.
My equipment:
1) SMC DOCSIS 3.0 Commercial Cable Modem - Comcast
2) Cisco SG 300 Managed Switch - 10 port
3) Network Appliance - AMD Quad Core, 8 GB DDR-3 RAM, 1 TB WD Green HDD
4) 2 Intel Gigabit NIC's + onboard NIC - I plan to use only the 2 PCI-e Intel NIC's, not the onboard NIC
I assume I should connect;
1) CAT-7 ethernet cable from Comcast modem to one of the NIC's
2) Ethernet out the other NIC to the Cisco Managed Switch --> 5 computers and file server
Point of confusion: Since I have ethernet out the DOCSIS modem (MDI/MDIX ports), I don't have a serial connection per se, so that would obviate the need for a WAN connection?
Note: I do not intend to set up VLAN's now. Just want to get started with pfSense firewall and NAT, then will add modules later (SNORT, etc.)
My equipment:
1) SMC DOCSIS 3.0 Commercial Cable Modem - Comcast
2) Cisco SG 300 Managed Switch - 10 port
3) Network Appliance - AMD Quad Core, 8 GB DDR-3 RAM, 1 TB WD Green HDD
4) 2 Intel Gigabit NIC's + onboard NIC - I plan to use only the 2 PCI-e Intel NIC's, not the onboard NIC
I assume I should connect;
1) CAT-7 ethernet cable from Comcast modem to one of the NIC's
2) Ethernet out the other NIC to the Cisco Managed Switch --> 5 computers and file server
Point of confusion: Since I have ethernet out the DOCSIS modem (MDI/MDIX ports), I don't have a serial connection per se, so that would obviate the need for a WAN connection?
Note: I do not intend to set up VLAN's now. Just want to get started with pfSense firewall and NAT, then will add modules later (SNORT, etc.)