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Physical switch to VM firewall/router for Router-on-a-stick?

Hi,

I'm planning to purchase a TP-Link T2500G-10TS (TL-SG3210) switch for home lab. I already have a dell server with quad-port NIC which I will connect to the switch and I'll make VLANs.

The server connects to the switch, the switch connects to my laptop which will run OPNsense VM in VMware Workstation.

My question is can I use an OPNsense VM (running in VMware Workstation) to have a Router-on-a-stick configuration with a physical switch, or is this only possible with a physical firewall/router ?

I'm unwilling to purchase a physical firewall/router to save money if Router-on-a-stick is possible with a physical switch to firewall/router VM.

Thank You

Moderator edit by wila: Moved post to VMware Workstation Pro discussions

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