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    • x2rlX
      x2rl
      last edited by

      @NogBadTheBad:

      No need to post in multiple forum sections :)

      https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=147950.msg803751#new

      I agree, Not sure why you posted that here than with that link. Not the same question at all.

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      • x2rlX
        x2rl
        last edited by

        @stephenw10:

        Really you should use a switch here unless you also need to filter between the clients and server.

        It's possible to bridge the interfaces but it's ugly and probably not what you want.

        Why do those need to be in the same subnet?

        Steve

        Plex does not work as it can not see the other gateway
        Port fowarding does not seem to work.
        Bridge did not work
        I did add a switch onto one of them cards but the whole lan died.

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        • NogBadTheBadN
          NogBadTheBad
          last edited by

          Yes it is, your design is a cludge and your other post is in the NAT section.

          You'll only ever achieve a maximum of 1Gbps throughput with this setup, what your doing is pointless

          Andy

          1 x Netgate SG-4860 - 3 x Linksys LGS308P - 1 x Aruba InstantOn AP22

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          • x2rlX
            x2rl
            last edited by

            @NogBadTheBad:

            Yes it is, your design is a cludge and your other post is in the NAT section.

            You'll only ever achieve a maximum of 1Gbps throughput with this setup, what your doing is pointless

            Other post was about to make a 3gb trunk this post is about how to have the trunk and lan on the same gateway. How is that the same topic?

            Please explain why its pointless.

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            • NogBadTheBadN
              NogBadTheBad
              last edited by

              pfSense is a router not a switch.

              3 x 1Gbps ports connected to your router as a LAG will only ever achieve a maximum throughput of 1Gbps as your clients are hanging off another 1Gbps connection.

              Have a read up on LACP.

              Andy

              1 x Netgate SG-4860 - 3 x Linksys LGS308P - 1 x Aruba InstantOn AP22

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              • x2rlX
                x2rl
                last edited by

                @NogBadTheBad:

                pfSense is a router not a switch.

                3 x 1Gbps ports connected to your router as a LAG will only ever achieve a maximum throughput of 1Gbps as your clients are hanging off another 1Gbps connection.

                Have a read up on LACP.

                I never said it was a switch, Worked for this guy
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxuYj5jw8y8

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                • NogBadTheBadN
                  NogBadTheBad
                  last edited by

                  @Darkvodka34:

                  @NogBadTheBad:

                  pfSense is a router not a switch.

                  3 x 1Gbps ports connected to your router as a LAG will only ever achieve a maximum throughput of 1Gbps as your clients are hanging off another 1Gbps connection.

                  Have a read up on LACP.

                  I never said it was a switch, Worked for this guy
                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxuYj5jw8y8

                  Are you bridging on your pfSense box as per the diagram ?

                  You mentioned "how can I get all 4 nics to be on the same subnet."

                  Andy

                  1 x Netgate SG-4860 - 3 x Linksys LGS308P - 1 x Aruba InstantOn AP22

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                  • x2rlX
                    x2rl
                    last edited by

                    No im not I did try that but didn't work out to good so far im here.

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                    • NogBadTheBadN
                      NogBadTheBad
                      last edited by

                      @Darkvodka34:

                      No im not I did try that but didn't work out to good so far im here.

                      Right thats what made me think you were bridging the 4 ports.

                      If you want everything on the same subnet and to LAG your server, you really need a switch that you can LAG ports on and connect stuff there.

                      Andy

                      1 x Netgate SG-4860 - 3 x Linksys LGS308P - 1 x Aruba InstantOn AP22

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                      • x2rlX
                        x2rl
                        last edited by

                        @NogBadTheBad:

                        @Darkvodka34:

                        No im not I did try that but didn't work out to good so far im here.

                        Right thats what made me think you were bridging the 4 ports.

                        If you want everything on the same subnet and to LAG your server, you really need a switch that you can LAG ports on and connect stuff there.

                        Got an example of a cheap one? Ive just spent £300 on cat7 cables trying to fix my packetloss errors for it all to be the same if not worse.

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                        • NogBadTheBadN
                          NogBadTheBad
                          last edited by

                          I use Linksys 308p switches as I run 7 vlans and require POE for my access-point.

                          https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/products/18413-linksys-lgs308p-uk/ << POE 8 port

                          https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/products/18412-linksys-lgs308-uk/ << NON POE 8 port

                          https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/products/18419-linksys-lgs318-uk/ << NON POE 16 port

                          Check the devices supports IEEE 802.3ad LACP, there will be cheaper than I have.

                          There are loads of posts on the forum asking for switch recommendations.

                          Andy

                          1 x Netgate SG-4860 - 3 x Linksys LGS308P - 1 x Aruba InstantOn AP22

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                          • x2rlX
                            x2rl
                            last edited by

                            @NogBadTheBad:

                            I use Linksys 308p switches as I run 7 vlans and require POE for my access-point.

                            https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/products/18413-linksys-lgs308p-uk/

                            Check the devices supports IEEE 802.3ad LACP, there will be cheaper than I have.

                            There are loads of posts on the forum asking for switch recommendations.

                            Thanks ill have a look for one.

                            will the 3 nics in my server not support  IEEE 802.3ad LACP than?

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                            • NogBadTheBadN
                              NogBadTheBad
                              last edited by

                              @Darkvodka34:

                              @NogBadTheBad:

                              I use Linksys 308p switches as I run 7 vlans and require POE for my access-point.

                              https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/products/18413-linksys-lgs308p-uk/

                              Check the devices supports IEEE 802.3ad LACP, there will be cheaper than I have.

                              There are loads of posts on the forum asking for switch recommendations.

                              will the 3 nics in my server not support  IEEE 802.3ad LACP than?

                              Not a clue sorry as I don't use OMV, but looking in the documentation it does mention LACP, but do you have a good reason to even use it.

                              Even viewing Blu Ray 1080p mkv files you'd get nowhere near 1Gbps.

                              http://openmediavault.readthedocs.io/en/latest/administration/general/network.html?highlight=LACP%5C

                              Andy

                              1 x Netgate SG-4860 - 3 x Linksys LGS308P - 1 x Aruba InstantOn AP22

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                              • x2rlX
                                x2rl
                                last edited by

                                Well after spending alot of money upgrade to cat 7 and trying this out is all to my packet loss.
                                https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=146285.msg803597#msg803597

                                Just trying to get it working.

                                edit sorry yes I did bond on OMV dos say it works on 802.3ad.

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                                • GrimsonG
                                  Grimson Banned
                                  last edited by

                                  @Darkvodka34:

                                  Well after spending alot of money upgrade to cat 7 and trying this out is all to my packet loss.

                                  You can't fix packet loss on the WAN interface by upgrading your LAN. You really need to learn the basics of networking,

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                                  • x2rlX
                                    x2rl
                                    last edited by

                                    @Grimson:

                                    @Darkvodka34:

                                    Well after spending alot of money upgrade to cat 7 and trying this out is all to my packet loss.

                                    You can't fix packet loss on the WAN interface by upgrading your LAN. You really need to learn the basics of networking,

                                    I thought it would be bottlenecking pfsense with all the connections. it only happends when that server is on.

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                                    • stephenw10S
                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                      last edited by

                                      The packet loss will be WAN side, I'd bet money on it!

                                      Since you have torrents running there it probably just traffic fro9m the server saturating the WAN connection. Some traffic shaping could probably help there.

                                      Steve

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                                      • x2rlX
                                        x2rl
                                        last edited by

                                        @stephenw10:

                                        The packet loss will be WAN side, I'd bet money on it!

                                        Since you have torrents running there it probably just traffic fro9m the server saturating the WAN connection. Some traffic shaping could probably help there.

                                        Steve

                                        I did the traffic shaping wizard not nothing at all worked well packet loss was higher

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                                        • GrimsonG
                                          Grimson Banned
                                          last edited by

                                          @Darkvodka34:

                                          I did the traffic shaping wizard not nothing at all worked well packet loss was higher

                                          The wizards sets up the basics, you have to manually configure/tune the shapers/rules to match your use-case. Traffic shaping is not something you can setup in 5 Minutes and be done with it.

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                                          • x2rlX
                                            x2rl
                                            last edited by

                                            do cheap routers do all this auto? I mean the £15 router I bought last year seems to fix all the problems. Pfsense tho as addons which I love.

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