https://www.findichgut.net/en/howtos/proxmox/Recent content in Proxmox on Findichgut.netHugo -- gohugo.ioenThorsten HabichMon, 20 Apr 2026 09:18:45 +0300https://www.findichgut.net/en/howtos/proxmox/legacy_boot/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:18:45 +0300https://www.findichgut.net/en/howtos/proxmox/legacy_boot/ <p>If you still have some old hardware you want to recycle, you might run into issues since Proxmox mainly assumes that your system can handle GPT partitions. This tutorial will guide you through installing Proxmox with MBR. I wrote it because I am currently using an old laptop that still has enough power for some VMs but does not support UEFI or GPT.</p> <p>That being said, even if you can run Proxmox with MBR, you will still need a 64‑bit system to operate it. Furthermore, disks larger than 2TB will not be fully usable under MBR.</p>https://www.findichgut.net/en/howtos/proxmox/wifi/Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:15:51 +0300https://www.findichgut.net/en/howtos/proxmox/wifi/ <p>I read many times that using Proxmox with WiFi does not work well, and indeed there are some challenges compared to a wired connection. The setup I describe here will work for regular home environments. Using Proxmox with WiFi is most definitely not recommended for production use cases. In most cases using a Ethernet device, even via USB is the better - and easier, approach.</p> <p>In most cases, Linux refuses to use a WiFi adapter as a bridge port. Because of this, we will use an ARP proxy, which forwards ARP requests between two interfaces. The setup requires an IP address on all interfaces involved. I am using DHCP for the wireless interface itself, which is the default in my network and allows me to establish a connection quickly. <strong>Note that parprouted only supports unicast traffic.</strong> If, for some reason, you want to use DHCP on the bridge device as well, you will need to install a DHCP relay. Also other services, which require multicast (e.g. mDNS, some streaming solutions) will not work.</p>