multiple networks 1 esxi

[Rody]

Hi guys/gals

My internet connection provides me with 8 IP addresses and I would like to have 2 separate networks. 1 for family use, dont ever mess with it and stuff and my play network that I can totally destroy without messing with the primary network.

Is there a way to have lan1 supply multiple ips? for my use it would just be 2 instances of pfsense both with their own public ip address.

I'm sure there is an option to do this, but google-foo has failed me in this case.

thanks
randy

 

[rtangwai]

Do you want just multiple IPs or does your switch support VLAN tagging?

 

[Rody]

Do you want just multiple IPs or does your switch


I would like the switch in esxi to Handle it. It would be easy to just put a cheep switch after the cable modem and a second nic in the server box, but I think there is a way to make one of the esxi switches do it with the right options set.

 

[geiger]

How many interfaces are in your esxi server?

 

[Rody]

How many interfaces are in your esxi server?

2 NIC'S but i have room I could add a couple more. I was trying to do it from with in esxi, but if that is not possible i can add a NIC and go that route.

 

[Rody]

I did end up figuring this out, and it is not best practice but it is what I needed for my home lab. Just attach a switch to the wan port and then you can attach VM networks to that switch, with my ISP i can get 8 public IPs that way. The whole thing was simple when I started over from scratch and rebuild my home lab, In my old esxi box I had configuration that would no let me do this.