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      macaruchi
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      Hi!
      I have a niwifi3 router openwrt for Wifi access and I have a vlan in this but this vlan doesnt connect to pfsense to get DHCP for IP, I am using this tutorial to setup my vlan in pfsense and router
      https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F8m3y6_1EYqgdTHmjJJVj0Zl8lNY07f_/view?usp=sharing

      When I try to connect to vlan wifi my pc hang out trying to get an IP so get the 169.... IP

      Any cluees or any help will be appreciated

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        rcoleman-netgate Netgate @macaruchi
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        @macaruchi That guide is very old.

        Do you have the DHCP server enabled and configured on the WiFi VLAN?

        Is the interface properly tagged in pfSense? on the OpenWRT device? And any switching hardware between the two?

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          macaruchi @rcoleman-netgate
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          @rcoleman-netgate said in Vlan wifi doesnt connect:

          @macaruchi That guide is very old.

          Do you have the DHCP server enabled and configured on the WiFi VLAN?

          Yes

          Is the interface properly tagged in pfSense? on the OpenWRT device? And any switching hardware between the two?
          In pfSense I suppose is the number vlan10 or 10, YES
          Openwrt i have tagged as tutorial says
          No, there is no any hardware between pfsense NIC and NIwifi3 Router

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            viragomann @macaruchi
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            @macaruchi
            In your other thread (https://forum.netgate.com/topic/182551/how-to-comunicate-3-nics-with-pfsense?_=1693862281705) we tried hard to find out if your wifi router is configured as a router or as an AP.
            We suggested to configure it as AP, but we are in doubt that you did this.

            It's possible to configure OpenWrt as AP with VLANs. I also run one in AP mode.

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              macaruchi @viragomann
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              @viragomann said in Vlan wifi doesnt connect:

              @macaruchi
              In your other thread (https://forum.netgate.com/topic/182551/how-to-comunicate-3-nics-with-pfsense?_=1693862281705) we tried hard to find out if your wifi router is configured as a router or as an AP.
              We suggested to configure it as AP, but we are in doubt that you did this.

              i solved this , I use in AP mode

              It's possible to configure OpenWrt as AP with VLANs. I also run one in AP mode.
              Yes, I did
              You 4 modes AP,AD Hoc , Client,WDS for each SSID for my vlan I have AP

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                viragomann @macaruchi
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                @macaruchi
                Maybe the AP isn’t configured correctly. Or even the pfSense interface.
                How did you set it up?

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                  macaruchi @viragomann
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                  @viragomann said in Vlan wifi doesnt connect:

                  @macaruchi
                  Maybe the AP isn’t configured correctly. Or even the pfSense interface.
                  How did you set it up?

                  I use this tutorial, has the pictures,
                  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F8m3y6_1EYqgdTHmjJJVj0Zl8lNY07f_/view?usp=sharing

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                    viragomann @macaruchi
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                    @macaruchi
                    I didn't get my OpenWrt to work with these settings. I think, the tutorial is outdated.

                    Try this:
                    https://forum.openwrt.org/t/vlan-interfaces-acces-point-setup-on-version-21-02/113686
                    https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/dumbap

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                      Yeah, if you have a device that is using DSA you have to use that method. However illogical it may seem. 😉

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                        macaruchi @stephenw10
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                        @stephenw10 said in Vlan wifi doesnt connect:

                        Yeah, if you have a device that is using DSA you have to use that method. However illogical it may seem. 😉

                        What is it DSA ? Which method the first I posted or the other ?

                        TIA

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                          macaruchi @viragomann
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                          @viragomann said in Vlan wifi doesnt connect:

                          @macaruchi
                          I didn't get my OpenWrt to work with these settings. I think, the tutorial is outdated.

                          Try this:
                          https://forum.openwrt.org/t/vlan-interfaces-acces-point-setup-on-version-21-02/113686
                          https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/dumbap

                          Thks, buddy!
                          I am going to test with this and I will post the results !

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                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                            If your device has been converted to DSA in current OpenWRT you probably need to use that second method. Not all platforms are running DSA though so you'd need to consult the OpenWRT docs.

                            https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/dsa/dsa-mini-tutorial

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                              macaruchi @stephenw10
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                              @stephenw10 said in Vlan wifi doesnt connect:

                              If your device has been converted to DSA in current OpenWRT you probably need to use that second method. Not all platforms are running DSA though so you'd need to consult the OpenWRT docs.

                              https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/dsa/dsa-mini-tutorial

                              My version is old, 18.12 - 4592, maybe this is the problem

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                              • stephenw10S
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                Nope, that's before DSA was ever added so no danger there. The tutorial you followed should work.

                                Run a pcap on pfSense on the parent NIC, see what tagged traffic is actually arriving?

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                                  macaruchi @macaruchi
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                                  @macaruchi said in Vlan wifi doesnt connect:

                                  @viragomann said in Vlan wifi doesnt connect:

                                  @macaruchi
                                  I didn't get my OpenWrt to work with these settings. I think, the tutorial is outdated.

                                  Try this:
                                  https://forum.openwrt.org/t/vlan-interfaces-acces-point-setup-on-version-21-02/113686
                                  https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/dumbap

                                  Thks, buddy!
                                  I am going to test with this and I will post the results !

                                  I am getting the same error, I cant get an IP from pfsense :( I checked my version openwrt and this 18.12 maybe a little old so I find info with this version

                                  TIA

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                                    viragomann @macaruchi
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                                    @macaruchi said in Vlan wifi doesnt connect:

                                    My version is old, 18.12 - 4592, maybe this is the problem

                                    Yes, with this old version, I'd expect that your tutorial should work.

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                                      macaruchi @stephenw10
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                                      @stephenw10 said in Vlan wifi doesnt connect:

                                      Nope, that's before DSA was ever added so no danger there. The tutorial you followed should work.

                                      Run a pcap on pfSense on the parent NIC, see what tagged traffic is actually arriving?

                                      packet filter in Pfsense doesnt show anything iis like it is not receiving any packet tagged
                                      There is any packet tagged with 10 to this NIC

                                      There is a way to send any packets to this vlan to test the conectivity?

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                                        viragomann @macaruchi
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                                        @macaruchi said in Vlan wifi doesnt connect:

                                        There is a way to send any packets to this vlan to test the conectivity?

                                        Connected a PC or laptop to the pfSense interface an configure it's network port for this VLAN.

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