Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > I am looking to get more Ethernet ports into a pfsense box, and can see 2 > options. > > 1: Buy a 4-port PCI card (not those which only have a hub, obviously). > They're pretty expensive compared with single cards that also just work. Can > someone recommend a cheap one which is known to work with pfsense? > > 2: Use USB-Ethernet adapters. The freebsd compatibility list lists a few. > Should I expect any problems using these with pfsense?
3. replace the motherboard with one that contains more on-board NICs and more PCI slots? 4. use vlans (others have suggested this so I'll not elaborate 5. use multiple firewalls if you can sub-net and divide traffic, either by having multiple front-ends, or, cascading if lots of different internal networks. ? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
