Proxmox - Need some help

[∀Z‾soʇɐuɐɥ┴]

So I am setting up a Proxmox server to host 2 VM's.
One for IPFire which requires 2 nics allocated to it (green/red)
And the other for a file server with some other bits and bobs tacked on.

I have a online nic which proxmox host is using as well as a 4port nic slotted in to the pc.
Have created bridges for each of the 3 ports of the 4port nic I want to use, but when I am setting up IPFire and trying to allocate red/green nics, nothing happens on the actual nics.

Anyone got any idea of how to either dedicate a specific port or ports of the 4 port nic to the VM, or perhaps some insight into if I have set the bridge up wrong?

The end result has to be that IPFire (Firewall) acts as DCHP for both Proxmox host and storage vm, as well as the rest of the devices on the network.
Initially I had IPFire running perfectly when it was installed as the main OS rather than on a VM, but there are some things I wanted to do with it that it couldn't handle, hence the need for a 2nd vm instead.

Nic bridge setup as follows (only IP currently assigned is to the onboard nic that Proxmox host is using so I can access it)

https://imgur.com/3do41jD

 

[mikewazar]

the bridges to the physical interfaces look fine

post a photo of the vm's configuration, you need to add a NIC and assign it to the bridge interface

 

[∀Z‾soʇɐuɐɥ┴]

the bridges to the physical interfaces look fine

post a photo of the vm's configuration, you need to add a NIC and assign it to the bridge interface

NICs added to VM as follows
Had it set to Intel1000 for Model at first, but changed to VirtIO now to test

https://imgur.com/HZRn6XQ

 

[mikewazar]

NICs added to VM as follows
Had it set to Intel1000 for Model at first, but changed to VirtIO now to test

https://imgur.com/HZRn6XQ

yes looks good, and yes use virtio - does ipfire still not see them?

 

[mikewazar]

also these changes were all applied correctly and the system isn't pending the changes? to make 100% sure, reboot the host.

 

[∀Z‾soʇɐuɐɥ┴]

yes looks good, and yes use virtio - does ipfire still not see them?

Ok so looks like my assigning of Intel1000 to the Model was the issue.
I can now actually get a IP from IPFire.
Also NIC's are ordered in reverse from what I thought so 'dead' port was one that I didn't actually create a bridge for.
So now it's just to figure red connection into IPFire, and green out from it so that Proxmox and the rest of the network retains internet connectivity

 

[∀Z‾soʇɐuɐɥ┴]

also these changes were all applied correctly and the system isn't pending the changes? to make 100% sure, reboot the host.

Yea, to make any network changes I have to reboot Proxmox anyway, but for now all looks good.
Dankie baie

 

[mikewazar]

just a note if you run into strange issues that just don't make any sense, disable hardware offloading on the NICs within the guest VM

 

[∀Z‾soʇɐuɐɥ┴]

just a note if you run into strange issues that just don't make any sense, disable hardware offloading on the NICs within the guest VM

Will keep this in mind thanks.
Still gotta get red port to get DCHP address for internet, then gotta get other VM set up and booting again after setup.

On this.
Any suggestions on which linux distro to use for file sharing, transmission setup, and hosting servers like Mumble, minecraft etc?

Not too phased about a UI, but IPFire's CLI is just too much of a pain due to changed file structure compared to normal linux distros

 

[∀Z‾soʇɐuɐɥ┴]

Update, getting internet from IPFire now.
So just gotta get 2nd VM set up and running as well as setting Proxmox to be on same network as IPFire, so that IPFire acts as the router.

 

[mikewazar]

Will keep this in mind thanks.
Still gotta get red port to get DCHP address for internet, then gotta get other VM set up and booting again after setup.

On this.
Any suggestions on which linux distro to use for file sharing, transmission setup, and hosting servers like Mumble, minecraft etc?

Not too phased about a UI, but IPFire's CLI is just too much of a pain due to changed file structure compared to normal linux distros

OpenMediaVault or TrueNAS for their great browser-based GUI and extensive documentation and tutorials online; or

an LXC container based on Ubuntu running QuickBox.IO - A Quick User Friendly Media Server Management Solution - QuickBox.IO

 

[∀Z‾soʇɐuɐɥ┴]

OpenMediaVault or TrueNAS for their great browser-based GUI and extensive documentation and tutorials online; or

an LXC container based on Ubuntu running QuickBox.IO - A Quick User Friendly Media Server Management Solution - QuickBox.IO

Sweet, will check them out. Thanks