https://tshand.com/tags/hardware/Recent content in Hardware on Tim ShandHugo -- gohugo.ioentim@tshand.com (Tim Shand)tim@tshand.com (Tim Shand)© 2026 Tim ShandFri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tshand.com/posts/homelab-08-update/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000tim@tshand.com (Tim Shand)https://tshand.com/posts/homelab-08-update/<h2 class="relative group">TLDR <div id="tldr" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#tldr" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <ul> <li>Experienced issues with <strong>USB Ethernet adapter</strong> in OPNsense.</li> <li>Replaced OPNsense firewall with a Lenovo M700, allowing an additional M.2 slot to be used with on-board Ethernet adapter.</li> <li>Added an M.2 Ethernet adapter to the new OPNsense machine, ditching the USB adapter in the junk draw.</li> <li>Added a secondary on-board M.2 Ethernet card to each production Proxmox node.</li> </ul> <h2 class="relative group">Networking Issues (USB Ethernet Adapter) <div id="networking-issues-usb-ethernet-adapter" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#networking-issues-usb-ethernet-adapter" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>Until recently I have been running the OPNsense firewall on an old <strong>HP EliteDesk 800 G1 Mini</strong> - and this worked OK for my original setup.</p>