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Opnsense NIC Configuration

Rivettz
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I need some assistance setting up a new 5Gb Network. I need some help setting up a 5Gb NIC in Opnsense. It has 2 Ports and I want to assign the ports on the NIC so I get 5Gb on the wire. What would I do so both ports are active and one is WAN In and the other is LAN Out? 

Here is the NIC I was considering:
https://www.amazon.com/10Gtek-X540-T2-Converged-Network-Adapter/dp/B01HMGWOU8/ref=sr_1_2?crid=PRTF62E0H4UX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.2qI4TdNnfnu5ulbh4TkW_NFINnNhHjJ3Xaq20Ob8A15Rbq1cm_2Zg2N3McxQ50sHK_n96dSZwsfmMFF7pkxc-I5MPQh5p-_els69rx6ADqLZwstxNNecDwnc5f_jSSIv2R7HK0lxoTmcZTwCV8eoKPfdYqO5YKWIRbG4ONGmqhO05p7l7cCJQMNbX8axl9ZhmiAwpa0fEdG3TGQyWtUwUkTU-HdexMwK_UDMrwAkdG4.ywXBKeIVUqAztjuhzvpMPRZp4L78j4sKEYT28ovz7Ac&dib_tag=se&keywords=10gig%2Bnic&psr=EY17&qid=1764389503&s=black-friday&sprefix=%2Cblack-friday%2C143&sr=1-2&th=1

If you have any suggestions that would be super helpful.

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So I'm using an Intel X550-T2 (10G version). Both ports show up in OPNsense and you select one for WAN and one for LAN. In my case I was presented with ix0 and ix1 for my card. 

 

I do recommend once you select / configure it, you make a label for the PC / case. For example Internet Bottom / Switch Top, etc. As once it's configured, if you need to pull the machine, odds are high you'll forget which way the cables go. I know I plugged the cables in wrong every time until I made the label.

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