🔧 Welcome back to Part 2 of the Network Engineer’s Virtual Lab Series! In this video, we expand on the Ubuntu VM from Part 1 by adding pfSense and Kali Linux virtual machines — and transforming your simple lab into a real segmented network environment. You’ll learn how to configure pfSense, create VLANs in both Proxmox and pfSense, and set up firewall rules that control traffic between segments — just like you would in a production network. 💡 In this video, you’ll learn how to: • Create and configure pfSense & Kali Linux VMs in Proxmox • Enable management connectivity to pfSense from the WAN • Configure VLAN-aware bridges and VLANs 100 & 200 • Assign Ubuntu → VLAN 100 and Kali → VLAN 200 • Create a firewall policy to allow Ubuntu→Kali traffic, while blocking the reverse 🧠 By the end of this video, you’ll have a functioning multi-segment lab where you can test routing, firewall rules, and network security behaviors — a perfect hands-on environment to build real-world engineering experience. — 🎓 Proxmox Lab Series: • Part 1: Build Your First Virtual Lab | A Network Engineer’s Guide • Part 2: pfSense, VLANs & Firewall Rules (This Video) • Part 3: Coming soon - Testing, Validating, and Analyzing Security Use Cases (URL Filtering Example) Chapters: 00:00 What is Proxmox? 00:30 What We Will Cover 00:45 Create pfSense & Kali Linux VMs 02:07 OVS vs Linux Bridge 02:57 Creating New Network Interface in Proxmox 03:15 Lab Overview 04:20 Add Network Adapter to VM 04:35 Initial Configuration for Kali Linux and pfSense 05:16 Move VM to Different Network Bridge 06:40 Allow Inbound Management Connectivity on WAN (pfSense) 07:55 Configure pfSense GUI from LAN 08:25 Access pfSense GUI from WAN 09:25 Add VLANs in Proxmox 11:00 Configure DHCP Server in Proxmox 11:30 Add Firewall Rule Proxmox 11:47 Moving VMs to New Vlans 13:30 Recap 14:13 Outro #Proxmox #pfSense #VLANs #FirewallRules #HomeLab #NetworkEngineer #Cybersecurity #VirtualLab #ITCareer