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    pfSense/ OPNsense help

    Great, thanks for this but I also want to learn networking overall not just Wifi.
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    pfSense/ OPNsense help

    Where do you recommend I start to learn more about networking?
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    pfSense/ OPNsense help

    So is there any point in keeping my current internet plan speed? What should I start reading to learn more about networking. Most of what I know is from the YouTube channels I mentioned in a previous post.
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    pfSense/ OPNsense help

    In 4-5 weeks when I try again if it doesn't work then I think I might just stay with the rental modem/router combo from Xfinity. But then the question is what is the point of paying for the 1.2 gig plan when the best I can get is 700-800 mbps right next to the rental modem/router? If I move...
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    pfSense/ OPNsense help

    Extremely informative. From what I understand, x86 hardware will be more powerful than any consumer router like my current Asus router. That coupled will give me better performance and allow me to get my full internet plan speed that I pay for. I plan to explore the features of OPNsense after I...
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    pfSense/ OPNsense help

    How do I update or downgrade the firmware on the NIC?
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    Home network setup

    As home users though I am unaware of any service where a professional will come and help you setup your network.
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    pfSense/ OPNsense help

    I have changed plans and I have now decided to get rid of the micro PC and get a custom workstation and use it as my router and install OPNsense on it. I need to know if OPNsense 23.1 is compatible and has driver support for the Intel X710-T2L NIC?
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    Great OPNsense/pfSense mini PC with 4 x 2.5gb Intel NICs for just over $200usd on Amazon

    What version of Intel i226 though? Version 1 or 2 or 3 etc? One without the issues mentioned above?
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    Great OPNsense/pfSense mini PC with 4 x 2.5gb Intel NICs for just over $200usd on Amazon

    @slackjaw99 Do you know what version the NICs are on this mini PC/firewall? https://a.co/d/g0jduDV
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    pfSense/ OPNsense help

    @tgl For the wired backhaul do I need to enable the mesh setting on the nebula app?
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    pfSense/ OPNsense help

    When I connect them both to the switch is there any setting I need to enable or change on the APs? Also do you know if there is a way to have one single network for my devices to connect to instead of having each AP broadcast a separate network?
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    Can this coax cable be used for internet?

    Thanks for the advice! I assumed that the Xfinity one is crap and so I had decided to buy one from Amazon so I could get the max possible speed out of my internet plan from Xfinity as well as my new networking hardware. Also I am a complete beginner in networking and after I had already ordering...
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    pfSense/ OPNsense help

    @tgl Do you know of a simple way for me to set it up? your set up is pretty complicated. Can I just connect both APs to a switch and it would that work as a wired backhaul and give me max performance? Or could I daisy chain them somehow and would that work as a wired to give me full performance?
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    pfSense/ OPNsense help

    @tgl How do you have the wired backhaul set up? Daisy chain the 2 APs together or some other method?
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    pfSense/ OPNsense help

    My original plan was to try and use serial to connect and install OPNsense so I don't have to use my PC gaming monitor. Now I'm planning to use the monitor for install and setup then for major updates just update from the web GUI and be blind during the update and hope nothing goes wrong.
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    pfSense/ OPNsense help

    These both require a network connection though. What if the firewall is down for updates or some other reason. I even read on the OPNsense docs that for major updates the firewall goes offlinse so use vga or serial to monitor the install of the update. I have a monitor but it is connected to my...
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    pfSense/ OPNsense help

    I know you can't that's why I want to connect with serial if/when it is down. I don't know what IPMI is or have it and I don't want to buy a monitor and keyboard just for this. I'm trying to use my laptop.
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    pfSense/ OPNsense help

    Will buying two usb to serial cables allow me to control my mini PC/firewall with my laptop? I want to be able to control it even when there is no internet connection and the firewall is down like when updating the software. Both the mini PC and my laptop don't have serial or com ports. Looking...
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    pfSense/ OPNsense help

    I was originally going to do this, but now I also want the option to hardwire some of my devices and not only rely on WIFI. Also I got this switch instead https://a.co/d/asuUhnH I think so https://a.co/d/6T0WaGh
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