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    Help to route to pfsense from cisco switch3560G

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      lp_code
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      Hi pls help
      attached is my network and subnet plan,pfsense as gateway 192.168.3.1/24
      How to make  vlan2-7 reach/access vlan8(belong to all servers)
      How to make all vlan to get access to internet thru pfsense
      kindly help,am new to network
      what to be done on all 3 cisco switch and pfsense pls
      much appreciation
      J

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        psylo
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        @lp_code:

        Hi pls help
        attached is my network and subnet plan,pfsense as gateway 192.168.3.1/24
        How to make  vlan2-7 reach/access vlan8(belong to all servers)
        How to make all vlan to get access to internet thru pfsense
        kindly help,am new to network
        what to be done on all 3 cisco switch and pfsense pls
        much appreciation
        J

        Well… I suppose your Cisco switches are "L3 aware" (capable of ip routing). So, the quickest, the easiest and the cleanest way to do it is:

        • to create a new vlan - let's call it internet vlan - with a new ip range.

        • to configure an ip address of this VLAN on you pfSense LAN interface

        • to configure an ip address of this VLAN on one of your 3560 - let's say the 3560 in building A

        • to add a static default route (ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 <pfsense_ip_address></pfsense_ip_address>) on the same 3560

        • to use your main 3560 as inter-vlan router by configuring it as default gateway of all your VLAN's.

        Of course this design is not valid if your 3560 are not L3 capable…

        But I've some questions:

        • Why don't you protect your mail server behind the pfSense?

        • Why do you need so much VLANs?

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