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    • JKnottJ
      JKnott @jddoxtator
      last edited by

      @jddoxtator

      The ISP's router has to be within the address range you get. You can't just change the router address and expect it to work.

      PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
      i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
      UniFi AC-Lite access point

      I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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      • J
        jddoxtator @keyser
        last edited by jddoxtator

        @keyser
        Ah, This is very helpful.

        I am assuming that the ARP IP address is related to the fact that I have set the gateway manually to the same one as the ISP router and forced static IP for the gateway.

        There was no switch between the converter and the ISP router before the WAN port was switched over to the WAN port on the pfsense device.

        I will download this Wireshark you speak of and see the details.

        Edit: Slight problem... I run Linux on all my devices, is there a wireshark for linux?
        Edit2: nvm found it.

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        • J
          jddoxtator
          last edited by jddoxtator

          My mistake, the ARP request came from some Calix device.

          Here is the expanded log:

          1 0.000000 Cisco_89:a0:f6 CDP/VTP/DTP/PAgP/UDLD DTP 60 Dynamic Trunk Protocol
          2 0.967229 Calix_6b:e8:f7 Broadcast ARP 42 Who has 192.24.57.1? Tell 192.24.57.117
          3 0.998761 Cisco_89:a0:f6 CDP/VTP/DTP/PAgP/UDLD DTP 60 Dynamic Trunk Protocol
          4 1.696854 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 DHCP 342 DHCP Request - Transaction ID 0xa4d00549
          5 2.001227 Cisco_89:a0:f6 CDP/VTP/DTP/PAgP/UDLD DTP 60 Dynamic Trunk Protocol
          6 2.531984 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 DHCP 342 DHCP Request - Transaction ID 0xa4d00549
          7 3.063618 Cisco_89:a0:f6 PVST+ STP 64 Conf. TC + Root = 24576/85/7c:69:f6:f2:da:40 Cost = 2 Port = 0x814f
          8 3.569753 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 DHCP 342 DHCP Discover - Transaction ID 0x1c1ffc0e
          9 4.041146 fe80::3eec:efff:fe70:1cf5 ff02::1:2 DHCPv6 98 Information-request XID: 0x0163ec CID: 0001000129f61dd33cecef701cf5
          10 4.639807 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 DHCP 342 DHCP Request - Transaction ID 0xa4d00549
          11 4.950686 fe80::3eec:efff:fe70:1cf5 ff02::1:2 DHCPv6 98 Information-request XID: 0x0163ec CID: 0001000129f61dd33cecef701cf5
          12 5.083875 Cisco_89:a0:f6 PVST+ STP 64 Conf. TC + Root = 24576/85/7c:69:f6:f2:da:40 Cost = 2 Port = 0x814f
          13 6.700670 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 DHCP 342 DHCP Discover - Transaction ID 0x1c1ffc0e
          14 6.740756 fe80::3eec:efff:fe70:1cf5 ff02::1:2 DHCPv6 98 Information-request XID: 0x0163ec CID: 0001000129f61dd33cecef701cf5
          15 7.089523 Cisco_89:a0:f6 PVST+ STP 64 Conf. TC + Root = 24576/85/7c:69:f6:f2:da:40 Cost = 2 Port = 0x814f
          16 9.105414 Cisco_89:a0:f6 PVST+ STP 64 Conf. TC + Root = 24576/85/7c:69:f6:f2:da:40 Cost = 2 Port = 0x814f
          17 9.422423 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 DHCP 342 DHCP Request - Transaction ID 0xa4d00549
          18 9.461966 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 DHCP 342 DHCP Discover - Transaction ID 0x1c1ffc0e
          19 10.270858 fe80::3eec:efff:fe70:1cf5 ff02::1:2 DHCPv6 98 Information-request XID: 0x0163ec CID: 0001000129f61dd33cecef701cf5
          20 11.122321 Cisco_89:a0:f6 PVST+ STP 64 Conf. TC + Root = 24576/85/7c:69:f6:f2:da:40 Cost = 2 Port = 0x814f
          21 13.150367 Cisco_89:a0:f6 PVST+ STP 64 Conf. TC + Root = 24576/85/7c:69:f6:f2:da:40 Cost = 2 Port = 0x814f
          22 15.168436 Cisco_89:a0:f6 PVST+ STP 64 Conf. TC + Root = 24576/85/7c:69:f6:f2:da:40 Cost = 2 Port = 0x814f
          23 17.243260 Cisco_89:a0:f6 PVST+ STP 64 Conf. TC + Root = 24576/85/7c:69:f6:f2:da:40 Cost = 2 Port = 0x814f
          24 17.290174 fe80::3eec:efff:fe70:1cf5 ff02::1:2 DHCPv6 98 Information-request XID: 0x0163ec CID: 0001000129f61dd33cecef701cf5
          25 19.265960 Cisco_89:a0:f6 PVST+ STP 64 Conf. TC + Root = 24576/85/7c:69:f6:f2:da:40 Cost = 2 Port = 0x814f
          26 20.521444 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 DHCP 342 DHCP Discover - Transaction ID 0xa45704e7
          27 21.269650 Cisco_89:a0:f6 PVST+ STP 64 Conf. TC + Root = 24576/85/7c:69:f6:f2:da:40 Cost = 2 Port = 0x814f
          28 22.628473 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 DHCP 342 DHCP Discover - Transaction ID 0xa45704e7
          29 23.297708 Cisco_89:a0:f6 PVST+ STP 64 Conf. TC + Root = 24576/85/7c:69:f6:f2:da:40 Cost = 2 Port = 0x814f
          30 25.317116 Cisco_89:a0:f6 PVST+ STP 64 Conf. TC + Root = 24576/85/7c:69:f6:f2:da:40 Cost = 2 Port = 0x814f

          Not a network engineer, so not exactly sure what I am looking at, but I don't see anything that specifically references VLAN. Unless PVST+ is some kind of VLAN like protocol.

          Editr: Search is your friend. It appears that PVST+ is a cisco brand Per VLAN Spanning Tree Plus. Though I don't see anything but a MAC address and ports, no IP to configure a VLAN from.

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          • J
            jddoxtator @keyser
            last edited by

            @keyser said in New Fiber install, fresh Pfsense install, only getting 20Mbps up/down:

            @jddoxtator said in New Fiber install, fresh Pfsense install, only getting 20Mbps up/down:

            @keyser

            Ok, I captured packets from WAN with nothing attached to make sure there was no activity, then started a new capture and unplugged the WAN from the ISP router and directly plugged it into the WAN on the Pfsense router

            This is what I got after 30 seconds of capture:

            02:28:01.732611 DTPv1, length 38
            02:28:02.699840 ARP, Request who-has 192.24.57.1 tell 192.24.57.117, length 28
            02:28:02.731372 DTPv1, length 38
            02:28:03.429465 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: UDP, length 300
            02:28:03.733838 DTPv1, length 38
            02:28:04.264595 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: UDP, length 300
            02:28:04.796229 STP 802.1d, Config, Flags [Topology change], bridge-id 8055.e0:2f:6d:a5:16:80.814f, length 42
            02:28:05.302364 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: UDP, length 300
            02:28:05.773757 IP6 fe80::3eec:efff:fe70:1cf5.546 > ff02::1:2.547: UDP, length 36
            02:28:06.372418 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: UDP, length 300
            02:28:06.683297 IP6 fe80::3eec:efff:fe70:1cf5.546 > ff02::1:2.547: UDP, length 36
            02:28:06.816486 STP 802.1d, Config, Flags [Topology change], bridge-id 8055.e0:2f:6d:a5:16:80.814f, length 42
            02:28:08.433281 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: UDP, length 300
            02:28:08.473367 IP6 fe80::3eec:efff:fe70:1cf5.546 > ff02::1:2.547: UDP, length 36
            02:28:08.822134 STP 802.1d, Config, Flags [Topology change], bridge-id 8055.e0:2f:6d:a5:16:80.814f, length 42
            02:28:10.838025 STP 802.1d, Config, Flags [Topology change], bridge-id 8055.e0:2f:6d:a5:16:80.814f, length 42
            02:28:11.155034 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: UDP, length 300
            02:28:11.194577 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: UDP, length 300
            02:28:12.003469 IP6 fe80::3eec:efff:fe70:1cf5.546 > ff02::1:2.547: UDP, length 36
            02:28:12.854932 STP 802.1d, Config, Flags [Topology change], bridge-id 8055.e0:2f:6d:a5:16:80.814f, length 42
            02:28:14.882978 STP 802.1d, Config, Flags [Topology change], bridge-id 8055.e0:2f:6d:a5:16:80.814f, length 42
            02:28:16.901047 STP 802.1d, Config, Flags [Topology change], bridge-id 8055.e0:2f:6d:a5:16:80.814f, length 42
            02:28:18.975871 STP 802.1d, Config, Flags [Topology change], bridge-id 8055.e0:2f:6d:a5:16:80.814f, length 42
            02:28:19.022785 IP6 fe80::3eec:efff:fe70:1cf5.546 > ff02::1:2.547: UDP, length 36
            02:28:20.998571 STP 802.1d, Config, Flags [Topology change], bridge-id 8055.e0:2f:6d:a5:16:80.814f, length 42
            02:28:22.254055 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: UDP, length 300
            02:28:23.002261 STP 802.1d, Config, Flags [Topology change], bridge-id 8055.e0:2f:6d:a5:16:80.814f, length 42
            02:28:24.361084 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: UDP, length 300
            02:28:25.030319 STP 802.1d, Config, Flags [Topology change], bridge-id 8055.e0:2f:6d:a5:16:80.814f, length 42
            02:28:27.049727 STP 802.1d, Config, Flags [Topology change], bridge-id 8055.e0:2f:6d:a5:16:80.814f, length 42

            It looks like a bunch of spam of IP 0.0.0.68 complaining about topology change. What is interesting is the bridge ID. Is that Pfsense or the ISP gateway?

            Well we can’t decode everything from this as that is only a summary “overview” of the capture. You need to open it in Wireshark or another pcap decoder application.

            However, a few things is obvious. Your ISP is not your average setup since they run Spanning Tree to the client edge - that’s a new for me - never seen that before :-)
            But there is also Cisco dynamic trunking protocol frames on the wire, so it seems your ISP is running some VLANs on the wire.

            The funny thing though… all the 0.0.0.0:68 frames is your pfSense trying to aqquire a IP address via DHCP - it doesn’t get any. So there is no Internet available to it - how on earth are you testing with success albeit very slow speed?

            Forgot to address the connection with no IP. It does get one, but it seems it is the wrong gateway. They are currently still building out the network in my area, so there may be some insecure patch devices in the line for workers to access? That's my only thought...

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              Mmm, this does seem like either a VLAN is required or maybe priority tagging. Or possibly some DHCP client options.
              A pcap of the ISP router connecting would show it either way.

              Steve

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              • J
                jddoxtator
                last edited by jddoxtator

                So if I am correct in my understanding.... It sounds like I just need to make a VLAN based around the IP address in that ARP request.

                I have two IP's

                Sender IP address: 192.24.57.117

                Target IP address: 192.24.57.1

                Target has to be the gatway VLAN and I have to apply this to WAN device?

                Oh, and the Calix device is the ISP router, so this was a captured broadcast from the ISP router. I'm guessing I caught the echo off the gateway because it wasn't plugged into any switch. It was a really fast port swap and I had the recorder going when I did it.

                Did some more research, and the VLAN tag should be 57 based on the IP addresses I think.

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  Easy enough to test. Create a VLAN interface with ID 57 on the current WAN interface (ix3?). Then reassign WAN to be that new VLAN (ix3.57).

                  Steve

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                  • J
                    jddoxtator @stephenw10
                    last edited by

                    @stephenw10
                    Tried that, but I think I am extrapolating the Tag ID wrong. as 57 did not work.

                    I think it is the 802.1Q number I am after. Which is 0xa5 or a5 hex / 165 decimal

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      Try that then. Where are you reading that from?

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                      • J
                        jddoxtator @stephenw10
                        last edited by

                        @stephenw10

                        That was from the sub menus of DTP. It did not work unfortunately.

                        I also found Originating VLAN: 85 in PVST+ , but that did not work as well.

                        I am about to try PID: PVSTP+ (0x010b) or 267 dec.

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                        • Cool_CoronaC
                          Cool_Corona
                          last edited by

                          I had the same issues on FTTH here in Switzerland.

                          It was the SFP+ when mounted in a switch. In a converter it didnt get an address and exposed th routers MAC to the ISP and everything worked perfectly.

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                          • J
                            jddoxtator
                            last edited by

                            From what I understand by reading a description of Cisco's implementation of PVST+, DTP is part of the trunk that the routers use in their network. So we can safely ignore that.

                            STP seems to be the client side of the VLAN. This being the most important information I can find in STP protocol:

                            Originating VLAN (PVID): 85
                            Type: Originating VLAN (0x0000)
                            Length: 2
                            Originating VLAN: 85

                            By my understanding that should make the VLAN 85, but that doesn't work. So there is still something missing.

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                            • Cool_CoronaC
                              Cool_Corona
                              last edited by

                              what brand are the ISP router?

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                              • J
                                jddoxtator @Cool_Corona
                                last edited by

                                @cool_corona Calix

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                                • Cool_CoronaC
                                  Cool_Corona
                                  last edited by

                                  Have you told the support that you want to use your own router?

                                  So they will release the MAC and let you do that?

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                                    jddoxtator @Cool_Corona
                                    last edited by

                                    @cool_corona Yes, they wont allow it.

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                                    • Cool_CoronaC
                                      Cool_Corona @jddoxtator
                                      last edited by

                                      @jddoxtator Have you tried to spoof the mac of the org router?

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                                        jddoxtator @Cool_Corona
                                        last edited by

                                        @cool_corona Yes, the spoof has been enabled since the start.

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                                        • Cool_CoronaC
                                          Cool_Corona
                                          last edited by

                                          Are there any dip switches in the converter?

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                                          • stephenw10S
                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                            last edited by

                                            Ok, testing this locally I expect to be able to see the tagged traffic in the GUI packet capture if the view detail is set to full however there is some oddness there. I'm digging into that but it will show there if you do not filter like:

                                            19:36:07.585799 90:ec:77:1f:8a:5f > ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff, ethertype 802.1Q (0x8100), length 46: vlan 229, p 0, ethertype ARP, Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 10.229.5.10 tell 10.229.5.1, length 28
                                            

                                            There is no question of which VLAN is in use there.

                                            You can also run at the CLI something like:

                                            tcpdump -nvve -i ix0
                                            

                                            And you will see all the traffic on the interface including vlan tags.

                                            Steve

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