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Connecting a PC to pfSense via 192.168.x.1 is a common setup.

Connecting a PC to pfSense via 192.168.x.1 is a common setup.

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05-29-2020, 04:23 AM
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Hey everyone, I’m working with a pfSense setup that uses an Intel I350-T4. At first, all four ports were on one bridge interface, but now I need to split them into separate interfaces for individual firewalls—kind of like VLANs without the virtual stuff. I want to keep gigabit speeds until I can get a proper switch.

I also need to set up an interface with a single IP address (like 192.168.2.1) and have my web server running on that IP as the only device there. Ideally, I’d just define a usable range (e.g., two IPs) so DHCP works, but I’m trying to avoid using more than one IP on this interface at all.

I understand this is possible in theory, but I’m not sure how to do it from the client side. You mentioned you’d need to point the router and DNS IP, which would conflict with assigning the first IP of the subnet (192.168.x.1) for my other interfaces. Do you think it’s feasible? Should I change the router IP to the end of the subnet, or adjust settings on my computer (which uses dhcpcd)? Or is there another way I should approach this? Thanks for your help!
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05-29-2020, 04:23 AM #1

Hey everyone, I’m working with a pfSense setup that uses an Intel I350-T4. At first, all four ports were on one bridge interface, but now I need to split them into separate interfaces for individual firewalls—kind of like VLANs without the virtual stuff. I want to keep gigabit speeds until I can get a proper switch.

I also need to set up an interface with a single IP address (like 192.168.2.1) and have my web server running on that IP as the only device there. Ideally, I’d just define a usable range (e.g., two IPs) so DHCP works, but I’m trying to avoid using more than one IP on this interface at all.

I understand this is possible in theory, but I’m not sure how to do it from the client side. You mentioned you’d need to point the router and DNS IP, which would conflict with assigning the first IP of the subnet (192.168.x.1) for my other interfaces. Do you think it’s feasible? Should I change the router IP to the end of the subnet, or adjust settings on my computer (which uses dhcpcd)? Or is there another way I should approach this? Thanks for your help!

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