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    How to get pfSense WAN to accept VLAN 0

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      radwimp @natbart
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      @natbart also no issues here running the latest version here, using the community version 2.5.2.

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        c45p32
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        Don't upgrade to 2.6.0 or CE 22.01 it breaks the vlan0 script. The script runs without errors, and you can assign the correct interface to WAN, but it won't get an ip address from your ISP. Tried this on 2 routers and got the same result. Rolled back to 2.5.2 and everything works again. This is just a heads up to people wanting to use this script.

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          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @c45p32
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          @c45p32 What NICs are you using?
          This is almost certainly the same issue pfatt users are seeing.

          Steve

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            c45p32 @stephenw10
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            @stephenw10

            Both routers use intel nics.

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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              Assuming they are em or igb loading Intels driver will probably fix it as shown here:
              https://github.com/MonkWho/pfatt/issues/67#issuecomment-1043358822

              Not a permanent solution but would confirm the problem.

              Steve

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                c45p32 @stephenw10
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                @stephenw10

                Oh... Thank You! One is em and the other is igb, so I will give this a try later night.

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                  c45p32 @c45p32
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                  Tested the driver and was still not able to get an IP address.

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    Would probably only work if it's igb carrying vlan 0 there. If it's em you'd need that instead.

                    Steve

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                      c45p32 @stephenw10
                      last edited by c45p32

                      @stephenw10

                      Ok, I went ahead and went cowboy and upgraded my main router (igb) and it worked. I put the fix in then upgraded to 2.6.0 worked, went to CE, and still worked all the way from 2.5.2.

                      Do you have instructions on how to compile that driver for em? I tried and it couldn't find the kernel modules.

                      Thank you again for all your help!!

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                        You might need to use the merged driver for that. Not something I've tried recently.

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                          dayneparrott
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                          I can’t seem to get pfsense to pull an IP via vlan0 using that netgate script, using 2.5.2 CE with a HP NC552SFP+ card, Nokia GPON transceiver provided by Bell MTS (Central Canada).

                          I’ve set the MAC address for the old router in pfsense on the wan interface and in the script, it links fine. Doesn’t pull an IP address, just says 0.0.0.0

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                            dayneparrott @stephenw10
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                            @stephenw10

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                              c45p32 @dayneparrott
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                              @dayneparrott

                              You need to set the mac address to your nic, and your interface example igb0. Make sure you reset your IP from your ISP. You also need to go into nic assignments and set your wan nic to ngeth0 after running the script.

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                                dayneparrott @c45p32
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                                @c45p32 Ahhh, the nic not the HH3000 Mac, I see. I’ll try that later today. What version of pfsense are you running?

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                                  dayneparrott @c45p32
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                                  @c45p32 Also, there’s no way for me to release the current dynamic assignment via the HH3000, it’s glitchy and the management page just infinitely loads.

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                                    dayneparrott @stephenw10
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                                    @stephenw10 Any help?

                                    I am offering 0.1 ETH to anyone who can assist me in my ventures. I still can’t get an IP from bellmts via DHCP even after releasing the current IP via the HH3000 then plugging the Nokia gpon module back in

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                                    • stephenw10S
                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                      Are you sure you actually need VLAN0 on that connection?

                                      Are you actually seeing link LEDs? Does the NIC see the SFP module?

                                      S5teve

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                                        dayneparrott @stephenw10
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                                        @stephenw10 I am relatively sure. Everyone else appears to be doing the same thing with Netgraph and it works fine for them. The NIC does see the module, the odd DHCP request goes out
                                        12:08:03.056513 IP (tos 0x10, ttl 128, id 0, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), le ngth 328)
                                        0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps: [udp sum ok] BOOTP/DHCP, Request from a0:4 8:1c:66:41:00 (oui Unknown), length 300, xid 0x4eda3653, Flags [none] (0x0000)
                                        Client-Ethernet-Address a0:48:1c:66:41:00 (oui Unknown)
                                        Vendor-rfc1048 Extensions
                                        Magic Cookie 0x63825363
                                        DHCP-Message Option 53, length 1: Discover
                                        Client-ID Option 61, length 7: ether a0:48:1c:66:41:00
                                        Hostname Option 12, length 7: "pfSense"
                                        Parameter-Request Option 55, length 10:
                                        Subnet-Mask, BR, Time-Zone, Classless-Static-Route
                                        Default-Gateway, Domain-Name, Domain-Name-Server, Hostname
                                        Option 119, MTU

                                        It never acquires anything.

                                        And yeah the lights do blink when traffic is being sent

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                                          dayneparrott @c45p32
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                                          • stephenw10S
                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                            What are you capturing on there? I would want to see the VLAN 0 tagged packet. Like here for vlan 42:

                                            00:50:32.646411 00:90:0b:76:8e:55 > ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff, ethertype 802.1Q (0x8100), length 346: vlan 42, p 0, ethertype IPv4, (tos 0x10, ttl 128, id 0, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 328)
                                                0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: [udp sum ok] BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:90:0b:76:8e:55, length 300, xid 0x3a52ef60, secs 7, Flags [none] (0x0000)
                                            	  Client-Ethernet-Address 00:90:0b:76:8e:55
                                            	  Vendor-rfc1048 Extensions
                                            	    Magic Cookie 0x63825363
                                            	    DHCP-Message Option 53, length 1: Discover
                                            	    Client-ID Option 61, length 7: ether 00:90:0b:76:8e:55
                                            	    Hostname Option 12, length 4: "5100"
                                            	    Parameter-Request Option 55, length 10: 
                                            	      Subnet-Mask, BR, Time-Zone, Classless-Static-Route
                                            	      Default-Gateway, Domain-Name, Domain-Name-Server, Hostname
                                            	      Option 119, MTU
                                            

                                            Steve

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