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    New Fiber install, fresh Pfsense install, only getting 20Mbps up/down

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    • J
      jddoxtator @keyser
      last edited by

      @keyser Yes, I forgot promiscuous mode. Good catch.

      Recaptured and I am seeing the PVST+

      Now the VLAN is type PVID, so I am wondering if that is the issue. I see option in the switch for PVID but not in Pfsense.

      here is the full details:

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

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        There is no PVID setting in pfSense (except those with built in switches) because that only applies to assigning VLAN tags to untagged traffic and that only happens in a switch.
        pfSense either sends and receives tagged traffic on a VLAN interface or untagged traffic on a regular interface.

        To be clear you are now seeing VLAN tagged traffic in your pcaps on the SPAN port?

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        • J
          jddoxtator @stephenw10
          last edited by

          @stephenw10 Yes, however I have tried the VLAN 85 before and Pfsense just fails to even connect.

          There is a possibility I am not implementing the VLAN correctly in Pfsense.

          What i am doing is creating the VLAN on the bare port ID then assigning that VLAN to WAN instead of having it the bare port ID.

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            Which is fine if only VLAN85 is required. Looks like something more is so maybe priority tags. And/or custom dhclient values. Something else...

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            • J
              jddoxtator
              last edited by

              Well this is interesting.... ISP router has completely locked my out of the WebGUI but passes the internet. Tried reboots hooking back up to converter, might have to reset the damned thing.

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              • keyserK
                keyser Rebel Alliance @stephenw10
                last edited by

                @stephenw10 said in New Fiber install, fresh Pfsense install, only getting 20Mbps up/down:

                Which is fine if only VLAN85 is required. Looks like something more is so maybe priority tags. And/or custom dhclient values. Something else...

                Yes, that might be the next issue. Even if your pfSense is on the correct VLAN some ISP’s do everything they can to deter customers from attaching their own equipment directly.
                In frace fx. It’s very common that DHCP requests needs to be DSCP queued with 0x06, and a couple DHCP option requests needs to present in the DHCP request. Otherwise the DHCP does not respond, and you experience this as “no service” because nothing responds on the line.

                To solve that issue you need to capture a successfull DHCP request/offer/ack session from the ISP router, and then see what DHCP options/queue markings is present compared to your regular DHCP request from pfSense when it tries.
                Rather technical, but solvable :-)

                Love the no fuss of using the official appliances :-)

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                  jddoxtator @keyser
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                  @keyser
                  Here is what I picked up from a DHCP request:

                  Option: (55) Parameter Request List
                  Length: 10
                  Parameter Request List Item: (1) Subnet Mask
                  Parameter Request List Item: (28) Broadcast Address
                  Parameter Request List Item: (2) Time Offset
                  Parameter Request List Item: (121) Classless Static Route (seen in multiple DHCP tags)
                  Parameter Request List Item: (3) Router
                  Parameter Request List Item: (15) Domain Name
                  Parameter Request List Item: (6) Domain Name Server
                  Parameter Request List Item: (12) Host Name
                  Parameter Request List Item: (119) Domain Search
                  Parameter Request List Item: (26) Interface MTU

                  Does anything here give any indication of how to configure Pfsense?

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                  • keyserK
                    keyser Rebel Alliance @jddoxtator
                    last edited by keyser

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

                    @keyser
                    Here is what I picked up from a DHCP request:

                    Option: (55) Parameter Request List
                    Length: 10
                    Parameter Request List Item: (1) Subnet Mask
                    Parameter Request List Item: (28) Broadcast Address
                    Parameter Request List Item: (2) Time Offset
                    Parameter Request List Item: (121) Classless Static Route (seen in multiple DHCP tags)
                    Parameter Request List Item: (3) Router
                    Parameter Request List Item: (15) Domain Name
                    Parameter Request List Item: (6) Domain Name Server
                    Parameter Request List Item: (12) Host Name
                    Parameter Request List Item: (119) Domain Search
                    Parameter Request List Item: (26) Interface MTU

                    Does anything here give any indication of how to configure Pfsense?

                    I’m sorry but that part is a little outside my experience and knowledge field. I was lucky to find a blog describing how to get my pfSense working with the ISP named Orange in France:

                    https://vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2019-orange-livebox-linux
                    And
                    https://syscall.eu/blog/2021/10/04/livebox_replacement/

                    You can skip the ONT part and just look at the DHCP options part. Remember, this is for Orange, and I then found an article on how to get the pfSense DHCP client on WAN to use those settings.

                    Love the no fuss of using the official appliances :-)

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      Yeah, it won't be a parameter request. It will appears as a client option it sends to the server. Assuming it is sending anything custom...

                      Otherwise check for priority tags or DSCP flags.

                      Steve

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                      • JKnottJ
                        JKnott @stephenw10
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                        @stephenw10

                        I have a Cisco switch here and port mirroring with it is a pain. I created a data tap, with a cheap 5 port managed switch.

                        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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