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    Multiple NIC ports with different VLANs connection to switch

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    • johnpozJ
      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Hoserman
      last edited by johnpoz

      @Hoserman Really dude.. I am really at a loss on how else to explain this too you.. I showed using tags for when your going to carry more than 1 vlan over the wire.. Have already stated multiple times that you do not need to create vlans or tags on pfsense if your just putting the network native on the interface in pfsense.

      Your interface lan - this is a native network.. All switches default vlan 1 it is not tagged.. Create another vlan on your switch, lets call it vlan 4.. Now on the port your other interface on pfsense that is connected to put that port in vlan 4 on your switch.. No tags.. Now put another port that you say connect your laptop too and on your switch put that in vlan 4 on your switch..

      There you go your new 192.168.4 network is isolated from your lan network.

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      • JKnottJ
        JKnott @Hoserman
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        @Hoserman said in Multiple NIC ports with different VLANs connection to switch:

        What I want to do is separate my vlans on Separate Nic wires.

        As I said, you do that at the switch. You only have to use VLANs in pfSense if you're carrying more than one network over one interface, as in my example.

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        • ahking19A
          ahking19 @Hoserman
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          @Hoserman you are confusing the terminology of VLANS with separate networks.
          VLANS = multiple virtual networks with a single parent NIC

          You have two NICs, well assuming you have at least 3 with one being your WAN, each NIC is a discrete physically separate network. Nothing virtual about it.

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            Hoserman @johnpoz
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            @johnpoz I'm just learning about this stuff as I hope you can tell. I understand your impatience but you act as if everyone out there knows what your talking about without explaining yourself in simple to understand terms rather than repeating the same "That's Not A VLAN." Ok maybe you could explain what your concept is of a VLAN Is.
            I too have lost patience with you as I stated earlier.
            But now that we have gotten to this point and you have explained yourself I Thank you for your assistance.

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            • johnpozJ
              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Hoserman
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              @Hoserman said in Multiple NIC ports with different VLANs connection to switch:

              "That's Not A VLAN." Ok maybe you could explain what your concept is of a VLAN Is.

              read @ahking19 post..

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                Hoserman @ahking19
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                @ahking19 Thanks, I understand now.

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                  Hoserman @JKnott
                  last edited by

                  @JKnott Thanks, I'll do it at the switch level.

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                    Hoserman @JKnott
                    last edited by

                    @JKnott Hi jknott

                    So, I can delete the vlans I created in PFsense and just create the vlans on the switch?
                    Will the switch block the traffic between the vlans?

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                    • JKnottJ
                      JKnott @Hoserman
                      last edited by

                      @Hoserman said in Multiple NIC ports with different VLANs connection to switch:

                      @JKnott Hi jknott

                      So, I can delete the vlans I created in PFsense and just create the vlans on the switch?

                      Yes.

                      Will the switch block the traffic between the vlans?

                      Yes.

                      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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                        Hoserman @JKnott
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                        @JKnott Thanks, I appreciate the help...

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                          coxhaus @Hoserman
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                          @Hoserman
                          You were confusing layer 2 and layer 3 traffic. Be careful not to create a routing loop. STP is your friend when working with multiple networks. STP is Spanning Tree Protocol which you want to use to protect your network. There are at least 3 versions of STP that come to mind right now. Some converge faster than others.

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