Unable to setup a network bridge on 2.3.2

78firebird

Following the walk through on the link below, I am unable to successfully setup a bridge between two interfaces.
Note: Using a 4th non-bridge interface for a admin connection.
https://www.infotechwerx.com/blog/Creating-a-Simple-pfSense-Bridge

WAN/Port 0: Internet
LAN/Port1: PC1
OPT1/Port2: PC2

I create a Bridge0 assigning OPT1 interface.
When I reassign LAN to Bridge 0, PC1 looses connection although PC2 on Port2/Opt1 is unable to reach the router.
I assign Port1 to OPT2 Interface then add OPT 2 to Bridge0.

Now I have:
WAN/Port0: Internet
LAN/Bridge0: Bridging Opt1 and Opt2
Opt1/Port2: PC2
Opt2/Port1: PC1

Neither PC is capable of connecting to the router. All interfaces have been added and firewalls allowing any/any created.

Is there a better walkthrough available for pfSense 2.3.2?

Thanks,
Daniel.

heper

https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Interface_Bridges

apg

If you've bridged Opt1-> Opt2 the network activity on Opt1will be "bridged" to Opt2, and vice a versa. The LAN interface is physical. I don't see how it is also BRIDGE0? The LAN interface can be a member of the bridge. It might be helpful if you reply back with the output of this command:

ifconfig -a

…and I guess another question would be what are you trying to accomplish. From what you have described, a bridge might not be the best way to get to there from here.

-al

Derelict

Is there a better walkthrough available for pfSense 2.3.2?

No. :)

Using an admin port should make it ezpz since you're configuring the bridge out-of-band.

BRIDGE0 is the "interface" on which the IP configuration is placed. It is a virtual interface consisting of a layer 2 bridge of the bridge members.

With the sysctls set as in that walkthrough that is the only interface on which firewall rules will be honored.