Hello,

I first post this thread to r/networking

I have a mici pc with multiple nic like this one : multiple ethernet Mini PC

I used to install proxmox on it and use it as router. But now, I have a bigger server for my virtualisation. I want this mini pc to become just a vlan aware switch. I want to be able to change its configuration and vlan attribution with a simple clic.

I don’t need firewall for this device.

What OS would you advice me to use ?

Thanks for your help !

  • @DarkextratoastyB
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    18 months ago

    OPNsense will do what you want, although it’s probably overkill in this case. Also keep in mind that any switching it does will be purely software, so it might struggle to push heavy traffic through, especially if you add rules and vlans and such. Openwrt is more lightweight and should also work, or you could just install a general Linux OS like Ubuntu or debian and use iptables to route stuff. The better option though is to just get a proper switch, since those have hardware switching.