I’ve been trying to work out my network architecture with the pieces i have today:
isp box with 10gig dac downlink, 4 ssd bays
pfsense box with dual 10gig dac card
switch with 10gig dac uplink and multi gig rj45
main proxmox host
other devices (laptops, iot…)
ive ran into a dilemma regarding switching my isp box to bridge mode:
if i do, i lose wlan and nas capabilities
if i dont, i have to contend with double nat
i’m sure that eventually i will get an ap (maybe unifi) and a dedicated nas (either home built or something like synology or asustore), but for the moment, i want to keep cost down and gradually add new pieces
i was wondering if double nat is of huge performance and maintenance implications, or if i would be okay running this setup for a few months until i get to add an ap and nas?
It’s not a huge issue. Especially if you can forward ports in bulk to the second router.
I’m surprised your ISP box can route traffic at 10G btw.
Also be sure to check out grandstream APs and other alternatives . I run UniFi but I’m not sure I would deploy it today. Especially if you already have a pfsense box.
its advertised as 10gbps but other people with the same box managed to get 8gbps during synthetic tests. not too shabby
ill checkout those APs, do you have any specific models or other brands you would recommend?
i’d be interested in 5Ghz (mayybe 6Ghz) and vlans by ssid (802.1 something 😂)
Yeah, I’m a very satisfied customer too, I didn’t mean to come off as a hater.
I’m just a bit hesitant to recommend UniFi to people that run their own routers because they seem to be moving hard toward integrated solutions for the controller.