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Two Internet Providers Two Lans No Compromise. Ideas?

EdgeToLive
By EdgeToLive
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Hello everyone,

So I wanted to ask for any tips or ideas for my new home network setup. This is my story.

I have a home office where I have two servers + a work computer. They mostly only connect to each other and a handful of IPs with large files being transferred between each other and ping being of high consideration.
On the lighter side of things, I have an openHab server powering all my smart everything. Lights, curtains, temperature controllers, servos etc. Plus gaming PCs, cellphones, toaster, security cameras and such.

What I am thinking is:

  • Having something to connect the two internet providers into a single router of some sort.
    • From there one connection would go to a firewall and then a Ubiquiti 10Gb switch.
      • This would connect my home office servers and work computer, since I frequently transfer very large files to and from each other and I need the lowest latency possible.
    • The other connection would go to another Ubiquiti Switch connecting:
      • 12 Ubiquity SHD Access points throughout the house
      • Some wired connection points for gaming, video, and the cameras

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So I would have two LANs. One for entertainment, guests, and the cameras and another for my home office. There are two internet providers due to redundancy the first is land based and the second satellite based.

  • Security wise, does it make sense to have the firewall dedicated to the more secure LAN?
  • What type of cables, connectors, switches, routers should I be looking for?
  • Any tips or ideas for the overall design/implementation of the project?

 

Thank you everyone

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Linus did a video on this kind of thing a few years ago, hopefully it helps:

 

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Yes, I have 9 monitors.

My main PC (Hybrid Windows 10/Arch Linux):

OS: Arch Linux w/ XFCE DE (VFIO-Patched Kernel) as host OS, windows 10 as guest

CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X w/PBO on (6c 12t for host, 6c 12t for guest)

Cooler: Noctua NH-D15

Mobo: Asus X470-F Gaming

RAM: 32GB G-Skill Ripjaws V @ 3200MHz (12GB for host, 20GB for guest)

GPU: Guest: EVGA RTX 3070 FTW3 ULTRA Host: 2x Radeon HD 8470

PSU: EVGA G2 650W

SSDs: Guest: Samsung 850 evo 120 GB, Samsung 860 evo 1TB Host: Samsung 970 evo 500GB NVME

HDD: Guest: WD Caviar Blue 1 TB

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Black w/ Tempered Glass Side Panel Upgrade

Other: White LED strip to illuminate the interior. Extra fractal intake fan for positive pressure.

 

unRAID server (Plex, Windows 10 VM, NAS, Duplicati, game servers):

OS: unRAID 6.11.2

CPU: Ryzen R7 2700x @ Stock

Cooler: Noctua NH-U9S

Mobo: Asus Prime X470-Pro

RAM: 16GB G-Skill Ripjaws V + 16GB Hyperx Fury Black @ stock

GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 FTW2

PSU: EVGA G3 850W

SSD: Samsung 970 evo NVME 250GB, Samsung 860 evo SATA 1TB 

HDDs: 4x HGST Dekstar NAS 4TB @ 7200RPM (3 data, 1 parity)

Case: Sillverstone GD08B

Other: Added 3x Noctua NF-F12 intake, 2x Noctua NF-A8 exhaust, Inatek 5 port USB 3.0 expansion card with usb 3.0 front panel header

Details: 12GB ram, GTX 1080, USB card passed through to windows 10 VM. VM's OS drive is the SATA SSD. Rest of resources are for Plex, Duplicati, Spaghettidetective, Nextcloud, and game servers.

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16 minutes ago, EdgeToLive said:

Having something to connect the two internet providers into a single router of some sort.

i don't think thats actually possible without the providers supplying specialized hardware , the two providers with no configuration would both have a single user with the same ip so yeah that wouldn't do it.

 

 

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I also found this guide for pfsense that looks like it might work somewhat (I’m going to probably try it out myself at some point)

https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-configure-dual-wan-load-balance-failover-pfsense-router/

Current LTT F@H Rank: 90    Score: 2,503,680,659    Stats

Yes, I have 9 monitors.

My main PC (Hybrid Windows 10/Arch Linux):

OS: Arch Linux w/ XFCE DE (VFIO-Patched Kernel) as host OS, windows 10 as guest

CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X w/PBO on (6c 12t for host, 6c 12t for guest)

Cooler: Noctua NH-D15

Mobo: Asus X470-F Gaming

RAM: 32GB G-Skill Ripjaws V @ 3200MHz (12GB for host, 20GB for guest)

GPU: Guest: EVGA RTX 3070 FTW3 ULTRA Host: 2x Radeon HD 8470

PSU: EVGA G2 650W

SSDs: Guest: Samsung 850 evo 120 GB, Samsung 860 evo 1TB Host: Samsung 970 evo 500GB NVME

HDD: Guest: WD Caviar Blue 1 TB

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Black w/ Tempered Glass Side Panel Upgrade

Other: White LED strip to illuminate the interior. Extra fractal intake fan for positive pressure.

 

unRAID server (Plex, Windows 10 VM, NAS, Duplicati, game servers):

OS: unRAID 6.11.2

CPU: Ryzen R7 2700x @ Stock

Cooler: Noctua NH-U9S

Mobo: Asus Prime X470-Pro

RAM: 16GB G-Skill Ripjaws V + 16GB Hyperx Fury Black @ stock

GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 FTW2

PSU: EVGA G3 850W

SSD: Samsung 970 evo NVME 250GB, Samsung 860 evo SATA 1TB 

HDDs: 4x HGST Dekstar NAS 4TB @ 7200RPM (3 data, 1 parity)

Case: Sillverstone GD08B

Other: Added 3x Noctua NF-F12 intake, 2x Noctua NF-A8 exhaust, Inatek 5 port USB 3.0 expansion card with usb 3.0 front panel header

Details: 12GB ram, GTX 1080, USB card passed through to windows 10 VM. VM's OS drive is the SATA SSD. Rest of resources are for Plex, Duplicati, Spaghettidetective, Nextcloud, and game servers.

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