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    • easysimpleitE
      easysimpleit @johnpoz
      last edited by

      @johnpoz

      I removed the additional rules. May have been left overs of some other crazy idea I had.

      Here is the configuration for interface vlan 12 aka KdsWiFi
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      Yes, I am using a unifi controller. Since that's wired, thats on another IP range but I've opened the rules to allow bi-directional talks between the two.

      Appreciate your feedback.

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      • easysimpleitE
        easysimpleit @NogBadTheBad
        last edited by

        @nogbadthebad

        Originally this worked perfectly. I had two lan ports bridged and attached a vlan to the mix + a PoE managed switch. All was well with the world, then my PoE switch died. I saw online where someone has there AP setup on a dedicated LAN port and attached some vlans. I'm either an idiot or missing something in my setup.

        Crazy thing is the clients get an IP, just no internet and I can't hit the admin page or pin the pfsense.

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          Getting DHCP and nothing else is the behaviour you see when there are no firewall rules on the interface.
          Though you have added rules to pass that the behaviour indicates they may not be loading correctly.
          Do you see any alerts shown in the GUI at the top of the page? None of your screenshots quite showed that.

          You might be hitting this:
          https://forum.netgate.com/topic/129001/solved-2-4-3-rc-filter_configure_sync-cannot-define-table-bogonsv6

          Steve

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          • jahonixJ
            jahonix @easysimpleit
            last edited by

            @easysimpleit Stupid question but I remember it being of use previously: did you reboot pfSense?

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            • easysimpleitE
              easysimpleit @stephenw10
              last edited by

              @stephenw10 I’ve made the adjustment but haven’t tested it. I’ll get back to you

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              • easysimpleitE
                easysimpleit @jahonix
                last edited by

                @jahonix I did not but I can. Let me try that.

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                • easysimpleitE
                  easysimpleit
                  last edited by

                  At a total loss.

                  When I monitor the firewall logs, everything that comes across has a green check. As if the FW isn't stopping anything but yet nothing is happening.

                  Could it be something with the NIC? This is a dedicated NIC, could it be something with the way pfsense deals with multiple interfaces?

                  Any other suggested on what to check? I really feel like it's something I'm overlooking but can't put my finger on it.

                  Thanks again everyone.

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    To be clear devices on that VLAN/SSID do pull an IP address in the correct subnet for the VLAN interface?

                    Are clients able to resolve IP addresses? If you ping pfsense.org for example?

                    But no other traffic is shown?

                    I would run a packet capture on the parent interface and look for VLAN tagged packets coming in.

                    Steve

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                    • easysimpleitE
                      easysimpleit @stephenw10
                      last edited by

                      @stephenw10 Hi Stephen, tried that. I have the packet captures and from what I'm seeing or not seeing this still isn't making sense to me. Can I DM you the pcaps and you give me your thoughts? Maybe I'm missing something.

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @easysimpleit
                        last edited by

                        Sure. Mark them with where they were captured and what filtering was in place, if any.

                        Steve

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                        • easysimpleitE
                          easysimpleit @stephenw10
                          last edited by

                          @stephenw10 forgive me I was trying to send you the file, not really sure how to do that?

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by

                            Hmm, good question. New forum...new problems!
                            I guess via the 'chat' feature which substitutes for PMs here maybe? Though I don't see an obvious way to attach anything....

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                            • easysimpleitE
                              easysimpleit
                              last edited by

                              If you can email me support@easysimpleit.com, I’ll reply with Dropbox links. If that’s easier

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                              • johnpozJ
                                johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
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                                If I recall even the PM system before was limited, I do not think you could attach in pms either on smf??

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                                  ashima LAYER 8
                                  last edited by

                                  I am not sure... but are you running captive portal or proxy ?

                                  I had a similar issue with vlans where captive portal was enabled on the main interface and not on vlan attached to it. If so either disable captive portal or chose vlan interface too.

                                  Similarly if you are running proxy chose the vlan interface too.

                                  I hope this helps you.
                                  Ashima

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                                  • stephenw10S
                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                    last edited by

                                    Mmm, captive portal is an interesting suggestion. I've not seen that personally but I'm not sure I've ever tried such a setup.

                                    Steve

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                                    • easysimpleitE
                                      easysimpleit @stephenw10
                                      last edited by

                                      @stephenw10 no captive portal or proxy. Only thing I'm running is the DNS resolver w/ SquidGuard Proxy filter.

                                      The issue seems much deeper while also very shallow. when I join the the Wifi network I get the proper vlan IP and it's provided by the DHCP of the pfsense. After that I get nothing, no internet or access to the firewall management page. Just nothing.

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                                      • DerelictD
                                        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                                        last edited by

                                        Please post the firewall rules for the KdsWiFi interface.

                                        If you are getting DHCP, your Layer 2 / VLANs are good (unless it's really getting DHCP from elsewhere).

                                        Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                                        A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                                        DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
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                                        • DerelictD
                                          Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate @easysimpleit
                                          last edited by

                                          @easysimpleit said in VLAN Assistance:

                                          no captive portal or proxy. Only thing I’m running is the DNS resolver w/ SquidGuard Proxy filter.

                                          That means you're running a squid proxy.

                                          ping 8.8.8.8 does it work?
                                          ping smtp.gmail.com does it work?

                                          Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                                          A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                                          DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                                          Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                                          • easysimpleitE
                                            easysimpleit @Derelict
                                            last edited by

                                            @derelict 0_1528866630970_96a0c549-bdc1-4f87-a891-bbcec1acee5b-image.png

                                            Here you go.

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