Improve OpenBSD router with Mikrotik hardware

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Hi
please share ideas on how to improve an OpenBSD router with Mikrotik hardware?

https://openbsdrouterguide.net

The OpenBSD router is using a PCI quad NIC to create separate LANs for the children.
The children do not have any traffic between them, it’s actually blocked. So there are no switching needs at all between the LANs, each kid only communicates and connects to the internet out through the OpenBSD router. Each on their port in the Quad NIC.
I really like the OpenBSD firewall PF and Unbound combo, and would like to keep that, but with high-performance hardware matching three gaming kids sharing a 1 GBit Internet, ideas?
Thank you

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Internet
|
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
ISP Modem (WAN)
10.24.0.23
|
OpenBSD
10.24.0.50
(router/firewall)
|
┌────────────────────+────────────────────┐
| | |
NIC1 NIC2 NIC3
192.168.1.1 192.168.2.1 192.168.3.1
| | |
| | |
LAN1 switch LAN2 switch LAN3 switch
| | |
└─ 192.168.1.x ├─ 192.168.2.x └─ 192.168.3.2
Child 1 Gaming PC | Child 2 Gamin PC | Child 3 Gaming PC
Child 1 Laptop | Child 2 Laptop | Child 3 Laptop
Child 1 Homepod. | Child 2 Homepod | Child 3 Homepod
Child 1 Alexa | Child 2 Alexa | Child 3 Alexa.

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hello,

So there are no switching needs at all between the LANs, each kid only communicates and connects to the internet out through the OpenBSD router.

so, do you think it is possible to forward lan traffic to the internet without switching? :thinking:

anyway, never tried that openbsdrouter project myself - but i am sure it is a very nice one :+1:t2:

in case you want to try this as well?
https://bsdrp.net/