2. OPNSense Network
In this book we will describe how you can setup a home network with the use of an OPNSense router. Such a router is completely open source and extremely powerful for networks at least up till 10Gb/s. Hence, this is great for a home lab but also for small businesses, schools, and even residential buildings. It is by far the most advanced open source router with a bunch of add-ons to keep your network and servers completely separated ;)
1. OPNSense Installation
In this chapter we will discuss how you get OPNsense up and running on a bare metal instance. It ...
1. Flash USB drive with Ventoy
Now, the first thing we will take a look at before installing any OS on bare metal is the progr...
2. Installation
Source: HomeNetworkGuy Perfect! So you have the following things ready Ventoy USB stick with OPN...
3. Initial Local Configuration
Alright! So you have installed OPNSense on your machine of choice and now you want to configure i...
4. Initial System Settings
Next we will have a look at the system settings of your OPNSense box and configure it to your loc...
2. Hardware Choice
To setup a home network you need a router and in this The first step is to choose the hardwar...
6. Users
The first thing after logging in for security reasons is Create a new user different from root ...
2. WAN Setup
In this chapter we will discuss the different ways you can setup a WAN connection or also known a...
1. Dynamic DHCP WAN uplink
On this page we discuss how to connect your OPNSense router to the internet when you have a dynam...
2. Static DHCP WAN Uplink
3. Dynamic DHCP PPPoE WAN Uplink
4. Static PPPoE WAN Uplink
Perfect, so you have obtained a set of static IP addresses from your ISP (Hopefully Deternet ISP ...
5. Private DCHP WAN Uplink
In the scenario where you don't have access to the main uplink of your ISP e.g you are in a flat ...
6. IPv4 CGNAT Setup
CGNAT is basically the worst setup you can possible have. This means the ISP simply does not have...
3. VPN Setup (Wireguard)
Source: Home Network GuyIn this tutorial we will setup a wireguard VPN connection on top of the O...
1. Wireguard Instance Creation
In this tutorial we will setup a Wireguard VPN Instance which will allow you to connect to ...
2. Peer Generator
Okey now you have setup your Wireguard Instance. Then now it is time to create a peer that can co...
3. Enable VPN Interface
Now, that you have setup your Wireguard instance and peer it is time to enable the VPN interface....
4. Setup VPN Firewall Rules
We are almost there! The last thing we need to do is setup the correct firewall rules. Now, since...