So I have a Pfsense router setup with dual wan which has been working fine for the last 6 months.
I have now decided to add a 10GbE network card to it and move my two other machines that are direct connected over 10GbE on to the router.
I am a little at a loss on how to configure the router to manage the connectivity and routing.
I have a Chelsio T420 card which I have now put in the Pfsense router. The nic is dual port but is showing 4 interfaces;
cxgbe0
cxgbe1
ncxgbe0
ncxgbe1
Adding the cx interfaces brings the links up. Using the ncx interfaces seems to do nothing (links stay down).
I am also unclear whether I should bridge the two 10GbE interfaces or have them as separate networks and whichever way the interfaces are configured, how to make sure the two machines on 10GbE connections route to each other via 10GbE and not the 1GbE links they also have.
Current interfaces are;
em0 - Wan --> ISP1
em1 - Wan2 --> ISP2
igb0 - Lan (1GbE) --> HP1810-48g switch --> home network ports.
cxgbe0 - 10GbE1 (10GbE) --> Media Server (FreeNas)
cxgbe1 - 10GbE2 (10GbE) --> My main PC
I have been playing aorund but cannot get the bridging or even just having them on different subnets working.
Any ideas or direction greatly appreciated.
I have now decided to add a 10GbE network card to it and move my two other machines that are direct connected over 10GbE on to the router.
I am a little at a loss on how to configure the router to manage the connectivity and routing.
I have a Chelsio T420 card which I have now put in the Pfsense router. The nic is dual port but is showing 4 interfaces;
cxgbe0
cxgbe1
ncxgbe0
ncxgbe1
Adding the cx interfaces brings the links up. Using the ncx interfaces seems to do nothing (links stay down).
I am also unclear whether I should bridge the two 10GbE interfaces or have them as separate networks and whichever way the interfaces are configured, how to make sure the two machines on 10GbE connections route to each other via 10GbE and not the 1GbE links they also have.
Current interfaces are;
em0 - Wan --> ISP1
em1 - Wan2 --> ISP2
igb0 - Lan (1GbE) --> HP1810-48g switch --> home network ports.
cxgbe0 - 10GbE1 (10GbE) --> Media Server (FreeNas)
cxgbe1 - 10GbE2 (10GbE) --> My main PC
I have been playing aorund but cannot get the bridging or even just having them on different subnets working.
Any ideas or direction greatly appreciated.