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    • ?
      A Former User
      last edited by

      @podilarius:

      @tomdlgns:

      another quick question…

      T- tagged (tagging it for the vlan i want it a part of, i get that).

      U- untagged (i get that...keep it untagged so it isnt a part of that vlan).

      E- exclude (i dont get this.  if it is untagged isnt that basically saying...exlcude/dont tag this port...)?

      vlan1 is all u,u,u,u,u,u,u,u

      vlan2 (the one i made) is t,t,u,u,u,u,u,u

      should i go back and change vlan 1 on the hp switch to look like:

      e,e,u,u,u,u,u,u ?

      Tagging a port means that you are going to access more than one vlan on that port so if the firewall is in port 1 then

      VLAN1
      t,e,u,u,u,u,u,u

      VLAN2
      t,u,e,e,e,e,e,e

      I hope that makes sense.

      i think so.  i have to edit vlan 1 to tell it which ports are used by other vlans?

      right now, port 8 is plugged into my LAN port so i can talk to it (192.168.1.1 network).

      i am going to use ports 1 and 2 for vlan 2.

      if i follow you, i should edit vlan 1 to look like:

      vlan 1 (default from hp)
      e,e,u,u,u,u,u,t

      vlan 2 (the one i am making to talk to pfsense opt1)

      t,t,e,e,e,e,e,e

      (i dont think i have it, afterall).

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      • ?
        A Former User
        last edited by

        this was what i was talking about above.  i onyl have 1 lan cable going to a specific room.  if i have another vlan switch up there, can i have this setup? or something similar…?

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        • W
          wallabybob
          last edited by

          Does the switch between the two VLAN switches preserve VLAN tags? If it doesn't you probably don't want to use that configuration.

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          • ?
            A Former User
            last edited by

            @wallabybob:

            Does the switch between the two VLAN switches preserve VLAN tags? If it doesn't you probably don't want to use that configuration.

            it is just a regular switch.

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            • ?
              A Former User
              last edited by

              @tomdlgns:

              here is a pic of what i think i need to set it up as.

              NOTE- i forgot to draw on there that the hp switch will still be configured as 192.168.1.20 and that ports 7 and 8 will be part of my VLAN20 (i need to create this on the HP switch, (10.0.10.1 network).

              i will statically assign the wifi router as 10.0.10.2 and disable DHCP on it and left pfsense handle DHCP.

              do i have this right or did i make a wrong turn somewhere?

              EDIT- if i am correct and i set this up properly, my HTPC, xbox, laptop/desktop should not change and they should remain on the 192.168.1.1 /24 network.  i did not label it in the drawing, but i figured i should mention it.

              does anyone advise against this?

              i am on site right now and i can config it this way and do some testing.

              thanks.

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              • marcellocM
                marcelloc
                last edited by

                well, you can use only one cable to hp-vlan switch, just tag port with all vlans you need and connect re1.

                But if you need more then 100Mbit, you may need two interfaces.

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                • ?
                  A Former User
                  last edited by

                  @marcelloc:

                  well, you can use only one cable to hp-vlan switch, just tag port with all vlans you need and connect re1.

                  But if you need more then 100Mbit, you may need two interfaces.

                  ok, i do follow what your saying, but now i dont understand the purpose of a VLAN.  in this scenario, i am not creating a VLAN, i am just creating another LAN.

                  i guess this is why i never tried to setup a vlan, everytime i try, i get going in 5 different directions and can never get down the basics.

                  thanks.

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                  • ?
                    A Former User
                    last edited by

                    also, if there is a better way to setup a VLAN to do some practical testing, let me know and i would be glad to give that way a shot.

                    thanks.

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                    • marcellocM
                      marcelloc
                      last edited by

                      on your switch configure:

                      • wifi port with vlan 100 untaged

                      • firewall port with vlan 1 and 100 tagged

                      on firewall configure:

                      • vlan1 on re1 for lan interface

                      • vlan100 on re1 for wifi interface

                      • Assign dhcp range 192.168 to lan

                      • Assign dhcp range 10.0.10 for wifi

                      After this, you will have two working networks on re1.

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                      • ?
                        A Former User
                        last edited by

                        @marcelloc:

                        on your switch configure:

                        • wifi port with vlan 100 untaged

                        • firewall port with vlan 1 and 100 tagged

                        on firewall configure:

                        • vlan1 on re1 for lan interface

                        • vlan100 on re1 for wifi interface

                        • Assign dhcp range 192.168 to lan

                        • Assign dhcp range 10.0.10 for wifi

                        After this, you will have two working networks on re1.

                        ok.  for the wifi port on the hp switch…i will untag that...what should i do with the rest?  e?

                        for the firewall port, i will tag 1 and 100, but what do i with the rest...e?

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                        • marcellocM
                          marcelloc
                          last edited by

                          The default vlan id is 1 and default configuration for all ports are vlan id 1 untag, so you do not need to do anything, just check if it's configured on your switch

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                          • ?
                            A Former User
                            last edited by

                            @marcelloc:

                            The default vlan id is 1 and default configuration for all ports are vlan id 1 untag, so you do not need to do anything, just check if it's configured on your switch

                            what about vlan100?

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                            • ?
                              A Former User
                              last edited by

                              vlan1

                              wifi vlan 100

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                              • marcellocM
                                marcelloc
                                last edited by

                                change port1 vlan1 from U to T and wifi port on vlan100 toU

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                                • ?
                                  A Former User
                                  last edited by

                                  @marcelloc:

                                  change port1 vlan1 from U to T and wifi port on vlan100 toU

                                  ok, i am going to do that now, but this is why i am confused

                                  "The default vlan id is 1 and default configuration for all ports are vlan id 1 untag, so you do not need to do anything, just check if it's configured on your switch"

                                  makes it seem like i need to leave everything as is on the default vlan…but like i said, i am changing it now.

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                                  • ?
                                    A Former User
                                    last edited by

                                    @marcelloc:

                                    change port1 vlan1 from U to T and wifi port on vlan100 toU

                                    when i go to make these changes on vlan1 it tells me i might lose web management connection.

                                    also, is the wifi port, port 1 as well, or should i use port 2 for that?

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                                    • marcellocM
                                      marcelloc
                                      last edited by

                                      change configuration with a machine connected to any port other then ports you are changing

                                      leave port 1 for firewall machine as you are tagging vlan on it and use port 2 for the wifi router as you are not changing anything there.

                                      when you use tagged ports, the machine/router plugged on this port must have vlan tags configured to work

                                      when you use untag portsm the machine does not need to know that it is on a vlan.

                                      just pay attention to do not use tag and untag on same port.

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                                      • ?
                                        A Former User
                                        last edited by

                                        @marcelloc:

                                        change configuration with a machine connected to any port other then ports you are changing

                                        leave port 1 for firewall machine as you are tagging vlan on it and use port 2 for the wifi router as you are not changing anything there.

                                        when you use tagged ports, the machine/router plugged on this port must have vlan tags configured to work

                                        when you use untag portsm the machine does not need to know that it is on a vlan.

                                        just pay attention to do not use tag and untag on same port.

                                        vlan1

                                        T U U U U U U U

                                        vlan 100 (wifi)

                                        E T E E E E E E

                                        is what i should end up with?

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                                        • marcellocM
                                          marcelloc
                                          last edited by

                                          this way:
                                          vlan1

                                          T E U U U U U U

                                          vlan 100 (wifi)

                                          T U E E E E E E

                                          port 1 firewall

                                          port 2 wifi

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                                          • ?
                                            A Former User
                                            last edited by

                                            @marcelloc:

                                            this way:
                                            vlan1

                                            T E U U U U U U

                                            vlan 100 (wifi)

                                            T U E E E E E E

                                            port 1 firewall

                                            port 2 wifi

                                            ok, so once a port is tagged, it has to be marked as tagged in every vlan you create?

                                            i just made those changes…moving to pfsense now.

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