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      mvikman @Cannondale
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      @Cannondale Yes GE1 port is a trunk to pfSense

      My pfSense interfaces
      b45d9b5e-9b96-49c6-8a55-77c012c46fec-image.png

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      Core i5-6500, 8GB RAM, 2x 240GB SSD (ZFS Mirror)
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      HPE 562SFP+ (X710-DA2), 2-port 10Gb SFP+

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        Cannondale @mvikman
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        @mvikman Thanks for the confirmation.
        As a test, I disabled the pfSense VLAN10 interface on igb2.
        I also removed VLAN10 from port 23 on the switch.
        This left only VLAN20 on my igb1 (pfSense lan) interface.
        Unfortunately, the test failed. It didn't make a difference in getting an IP on VLAN20 from DHCP.

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          pete35 @Cannondale
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          @Cannondale
          Somehow your switch configs are a miracle. Can you post your the routing table / standard gateway of that switch? Is routing disabled/enabled?

          Pls show all the firewall rules, not in edit mode.... also the floating rules just to see how the rules are in the rows.

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            Cannondale @pete35
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            @pete35

            Can you post your the routing table

            #show ip route
            Maximum Parallel Paths: 1 (1 after reset)
            IP Forwarding: disabled
            Codes: > - best, C - connected, S - static
            
            D   0.0.0.0/0 [1/2] via 192.168.0.201, 47:42:32, vlan 1                    
            C   192.168.0.0/24 is directly connected, vlan 1
            

            Is routing disabled/enabled?
            What is the cli command to confirm?

            Pls show all the firewall rules, not in edit mode.... also the floating rules just to see how the rules are in the rows.

            vl20 rules.png

            floating rules.png

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              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Cannondale
              last edited by johnpoz

              @Cannondale the rules have zero to do with dhcp.. Once you enable dhcp the hidden rules would allow it..

              So your saying is when you have tagged 10 and 20 on igb2 with no native untagged nework on this interface both 10 and 20 work.

              But if you put 10 and 20 tagged on igb1 that has a native network on it - the tagged vlans don't work?

              Post the output of your ifconfig on pfsense..

              example here is mine..

              igb2: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
                      description: WLAN
                      options=4e120bb<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWCSUM,WOL_MAGIC,VLAN_HWFILTER,RXCSUM_IPV6,TXCSUM_IPV6,NOMAP>
                      ether 00:08:a2:0c:e6:20
                      inet6 fe80::208:a2ff:fe0c:e620%igb2 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3
                      inet 192.168.2.253 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.2.255
                      media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseT <full-duplex>)
                      status: active
                      nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
              
              igb2.4: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
                      description: W_PSK
                      options=4600003<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,RXCSUM_IPV6,TXCSUM_IPV6,NOMAP>
                      ether 00:08:a2:0c:e6:20
                      inet6 fe80::208:a2ff:fe0c:e620%igb2.4 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0xb
                      inet 192.168.4.253 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.4.255
                      groups: vlan
                      vlan: 4 vlanproto: 802.1q vlanpcp: 0 parent interface: igb2
                      media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseT <full-duplex>)
                      status: active
                      nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
              igb2.6: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
                      description: W_Guest
                      options=4600003<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,RXCSUM_IPV6,TXCSUM_IPV6,NOMAP>
                      ether 00:08:a2:0c:e6:20
                      inet6 fe80::208:a2ff:fe0c:e620%igb2.6 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0xc
                      inet 192.168.6.253 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.6.255
                      groups: vlan
                      vlan: 6 vlanproto: 802.1q vlanpcp: 0 parent interface: igb2
                      media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseT <full-duplex>)
                      status: active
                      nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
              

              I am curious to the options you have set on the parent interface mostly.

              if you do a pcap with tcpdump on ig2 do you see the tags with the -e flag, but when you do that on igb1 you dont?

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                Cannondale @johnpoz
                last edited by

                @johnpoz

                So your saying is when you have tagged 10 and 20 on igb2 with no native untagged nework on this interface both 10 and 20 work.

                Correct

                But if you put 10 and 20 tagged on igb1 that has a native network on it - the tagged vlans don't work?

                Actually, what I tried first was vlan10 on igb2 and vlan20 on ibg1, In this config, only vlan10 works.

                Second test was vlan10 and vlan20 on igb2. Both work.

                Third test was disable vlan10 and put vlan20 on igb1. This does not work. Similar to first test.

                How do I display the pfSense ifconfig? Don't see it in the menu.

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                  Cannondale @johnpoz
                  last edited by Cannondale

                  @johnpoz

                  Post the output of your ifconfig on pfsense

                  Found it.

                  igb0: flags=8943<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
                  	description: WAN
                  	options=e100bb<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWCSUM,VLAN_HWFILTER,RXCSUM_IPV6,TXCSUM_IPV6>
                  	ether 00:1b:21:b7:50:30
                  	inet6 fe80::21b:21ff:feb7:5030%igb0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
                  	inet 71.46.127.170 netmask 0xfffff000 broadcast 255.255.255.255
                  	media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseT <full-duplex>)
                  	status: active
                  	nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
                  igb1: flags=8943<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
                  	description: Lan1
                  	options=e100bb<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWCSUM,VLAN_HWFILTER,RXCSUM_IPV6,TXCSUM_IPV6>
                  	ether 00:1b:21:b7:50:31
                  	inet6 fe80::21b:21ff:feb7:5031%igb1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2
                  	inet 192.168.0.201 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
                  	media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseT <full-duplex>)
                  	status: active
                  	nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
                  igb2: flags=8943<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
                  	description: WiFiUAP
                  	options=e100bb<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWCSUM,VLAN_HWFILTER,RXCSUM_IPV6,TXCSUM_IPV6>
                  	ether 00:1b:21:b7:50:34
                  	inet6 fe80::21b:21ff:feb7:5034%igb2 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3
                  	media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseT <full-duplex>)
                  	status: active
                  	nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
                  
                  igb2.10: flags=8943<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
                  	description: VLAN10
                  	options=600003<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,RXCSUM_IPV6,TXCSUM_IPV6>
                  	ether 00:1b:21:b7:50:34
                  	inet6 fe80::21b:21ff:feb7:5034%igb2.10 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0xf
                  	inet 192.168.10.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.10.255
                  	groups: vlan
                  	vlan: 10 vlanpcp: 0 parent interface: igb2
                  	media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseT <full-duplex>)
                  	status: active
                  	nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
                  igb1.20: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
                  	description: VLAN20
                  	options=600003<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,RXCSUM_IPV6,TXCSUM_IPV6>
                  	ether 00:1b:21:b7:50:31
                  	inet6 fe80::21b:21ff:feb7:5031%igb1.20 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x10
                  	inet 192.168.20.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.20.255
                  	groups: vlan
                  	vlan: 20 vlanpcp: 0 parent interface: igb1
                  	media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseT <full-duplex>)
                  	status: active
                  	nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
                  
                  
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                    johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Cannondale
                    last edited by

                    @Cannondale your not testing this with AP are you.. Your putting actual devices on the ports that are in access mode.. I see a description of wifiUAP..

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                      Cannondale @johnpoz
                      last edited by

                      @johnpoz

                      your not testing this with AP are you.

                      No. I'm plugging in a Linux workstation to vlan20.

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                        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Cannondale
                        last edited by johnpoz

                        @Cannondale so this lan1, you don't have it in a bridge or something do you?

                        This makes zero sense really.. There should be nothing in the switch that should care if there a native untagged network on the port..

                        the only thing that jumps out at me as different from your options is mine has NOMAP - but not exactly sure what that option is, can not seem to find any info on it in quick google.

                        edit:
                        Why do you not have?

                        vlan: 6 vlanproto: 802.1q vlanpcp: 0 parent interface: igb2

                        See where mine shows 802.1q??

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                          Cannondale @johnpoz
                          last edited by

                          @johnpoz

                          so this lan1, you don't have it in a bridge or something do you?

                          No bridge unless it is a factory default. I reset the switch before configuring anything.

                          I did notice differences in the following ifconfig output lines:

                          vlan: 20 vlanpcp: 0 parent interface: igb1
                          vlan: 4 vlanproto: 802.1q vlanpcp: 0 parent interface: igb2
                          
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                            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Cannondale
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                            @Cannondale I just sent a message to Steve.. @stephenw10 maybe he can see something I am missing..

                            But it sure shouldn't matter if pfsense is using a native untagged on the interface along with tags..

                            What version of pfsense are you running - what nic specific do you have? I mean its igb should be the same..

                            I have been running vlans on pfsense since really pfsense came out, have never seen a issue with them on any hardware or any switches..

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                              mvikman @johnpoz
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                              @johnpoz
                              "vlan: 20 vlanproto: 802.1q vlanpcp: 0 parent interface: ixl0"
                              I also have that vlanproto in ifconfig output, so I'd say that there has to be something we are missing in Cannondale's pfSense config.

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                              Core i5-6500, 8GB RAM, 2x 240GB SSD (ZFS Mirror)
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                                johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @mvikman
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                                @mvikman but what? And that would matter if there was a native vlan or not.. The native is what wouldn't use any tagging..

                                @stephenw10 answered me back - so hoping he is reading over this long thread now and will chime in and make us all feel stupid ;)

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                                  Cannondale @johnpoz
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                                  @johnpoz

                                  I just sent a message to Steve.. @stephenw10 maybe he can see something I am missing

                                  Great!

                                  What version of pfsense are you running

                                  v2.6

                                  @johnpoz said in No DHCP on pfSense VLAN with Cisco Smart Switch:

                                  what nic specific do you have

                                  Currently, the NIC in the pfSense box is a Dell / Intel HM9JY.
                                  I have also tested with NIC Dell / Intel YT674.
                                  The server board is a Supermicro X10SLH-F, which also has two Intel NICs.
                                  I have tested with the second onboad NIC with the same results on the SG250.

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                                    mvikman
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                                    Looks like both HM9JY and YT674 are Intel Pro 1000VT Quad Port Nics that use Intel 82575GB chip.
                                    Supermicro board has Intel I210-AT chip.

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                                    Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF
                                    Core i5-6500, 8GB RAM, 2x 240GB SSD (ZFS Mirror)
                                    HPE 561T (X540-AT2), 2-port 10Gb RJ45
                                    HPE 562SFP+ (X710-DA2), 2-port 10Gb SFP+

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                                      Cannondale @mvikman
                                      last edited by

                                      @mvikman

                                      Looks like both HM9JY and YT674 are Intel Pro 1000VT Quad Port Nics that use Intel 82575GB chip.

                                      If I remember correctly, the YT674 is a VT card with the 82575B controller while the HM9JY is an ET card and has the 82576 controller, which has slightly better capabilities.

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                                        mvikman @Cannondale
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                                        @Cannondale Yeah, you're right the other one is an ET card. It adds support for SR-IOV and IPSec offload over VT card.

                                        pfSense Plus 24.11-RELEASE (amd64)
                                        Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF
                                        Core i5-6500, 8GB RAM, 2x 240GB SSD (ZFS Mirror)
                                        HPE 561T (X540-AT2), 2-port 10Gb RJ45
                                        HPE 562SFP+ (X710-DA2), 2-port 10Gb SFP+

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