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    How to assign Domain Controller to VLAN Systems

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    • johnpozJ
      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
      last edited by johnpoz

      @slkamath said in How to assign Domain Controller to VLAN Systems:

      Also I created Gateway for all the VLANS apart from WAN Gateway

      NO!!!

      Your telling pfsense the gateway to get to network xyz is itself?? NO!! there is no gateways setup on pfsense to talk to networks its directly attached too..

      Think about it for 2 freaking seconds.. How would 192.168.20 talk to 192.168.40 --- BOTH rfc1918 if you have rule that says hey BLOCK rfc1918 source from talking anywhere..

      Rules are evaluated as traffic enters an interface from the network its attached too, first rule to trigger wins, no other rules are evaluated... You have a rule right at the top that says hey your blocked!! No other rules are even looked at.

      And where could it EVER be possible to see a bogon as source on your own freaking network? Do you even understand what a bogon is? Why are you blocking it? You do understand rfc1918 is part of bogon ;) Pfsense pulls it out of the bogon table - but it is by definition a bogon. So You have 2 rules that state - HEY.. 192.168.x.x - your Blocked... So from those rules NOTHING would work, you couldn't even ask pfsense for dns with those rules.

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      • slkamathS
        slkamath @johnpoz
        last edited by

        @johnpoz
        Thank You Very Much.

        I removed the RFC1918 and also I removed all the Gateway for VLAN.

        Thank you so much. Now VLAN is talking with LAN.

        Every now & then they need to disconnect network & re-connect then only mails or shared server is working. Is that any rules issue?

        For that purpose i hive given access to all the Mails port (143, 993, 110, 465, 25, 995)

        Marketing-VLAN
        0_1538234562293_Marketing-VLAN.png

        Purchase-VLAN
        0_1538234580087_Purchase-VLAN.png

        Fin-VLAN is working apart Finance Software Tally. It says The Tally Server is not in the same Gateway

        Tally Server is in LAN. Tally Users are in Fin-VLAN

        Tally Server IP - 192.168.10.100 (ODBC Server port 9000, Tally Port 9999)
        Fin-VLAN - 192.168.20.50

        So any guidance.

        Lokesh Kamath

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        • johnpozJ
          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
          last edited by johnpoz

          You don't seem to understand how rules work. Rules are evaluated TOP down.. First rule to trigger wins and NO OTHER rules are evaluated.

          All of those allow rules are pointless because you have that allow purchase net tcp/udp any rule..

          And then you have 2 rules below that allow to specific sites?

          How would you ever get to the reject rules?

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          • slkamathS
            slkamath @johnpoz
            last edited by

            @johnpoz
            Thank you very much.

            What i understood was it will check 1st rule if it is not matching will go to 2nd like that so on. If the rule is not specified or not matching i thought it will be blocked. ๐Ÿ˜‡

            Based on the idea given by you i have did few changes. Please correct me if i am wrong.

            Fin-VLAN
            0_1538314108468_Fin-VLAN.png

            Marketing-VLAN
            0_1538314140084_Marketing VLAN.png

            Purchase-VLAN
            0_1538314165255_Purchase VLAN.png

            Quality-VLAN
            0_1538314175450_Quality VLAN.png

            Allow Specific Sites are the sites of Government Sites which is required for few departments. Due to block of News & Social Media (Squid Guard) few sites will not work so created alias and allowing it (Don't know this is right or wrong).

            I thought if the rule is not specified means it will reject directly. No idea how to reject other than that. I think I am having very poor knowledge. ๐Ÿ˜–

            Lokesh Kamath

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            • johnpozJ
              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @slkamath
              last edited by johnpoz

              @slkamath said in How to assign Domain Controller to VLAN Systems:

              What i understood was it will check 1st rule if it is not matching will go to 2nd like that so on.

              Exactly - but what is the point of allowing X, above a rule that allows ALL? And blocking something below a rule that allow ALL will never be evaluated.

              And yes there is a default deny that is not shown - so if you run through your rules and its not allowed then it will be blocked.

              Your block rules on the end of your quality net are pointless.. They would just be blocked by the default deny if not allowed above. So unless you wanted to specifically log them or reject them vs just deny those rules are pointless.

              What option do you have set in that allow to lan net? The gear symbol. That rule makes no sense because it allows all lan net, so what is the point of allowing to a specific lan IP?

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              • slkamathS
                slkamath @johnpoz
                last edited by

                @johnpoz
                Thank you very much.

                How to put default deny rule (please find the pic below is it correct)?

                Again did some changes.

                Quality-VLAN
                0_1538325663826_Quality VLAN.png

                Gear Symbol is for Upload & Download limit set so it shows that symbol. In LAN there are nearly 10 IP's. All VLAN has to access those IP's (Shared Folder, Network Printer, Backup, Domain Controller, Tally).

                LAN
                0_1538325683153_LAN.png

                Can you suggest any book or something so that i will get some knowledge to make it correct.

                Lokesh Kamath

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  I suggest reading this chapter from the pfSense book:
                  https://www.netgate.com/docs/pfsense/book/firewall/firewall-fundamentals.html

                  Steve

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                  • slkamathS
                    slkamath @stephenw10
                    last edited by

                    @stephenw10
                    Thank you Stephen.

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                    • johnpozJ
                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                      last edited by johnpoz

                      Did you post the wrong pic - your qual ne has the block rfc1918 and bogon again..

                      Your lan rules everything below your any any is just pointless!! Not sure why this is so difficult to understand..

                      Imagine a source IP:PORT and DESTIP:PORT and protocol - now run through your rules top to bottom.

                      You have an ANY ANY rule - any protocol and source any dest.. So when would that rule not trigger and get to the safe_IP rule??

                      When would something not trigger that any any rule and fall through to your block rules? Your any any allows ANY, so
                      clearly ports 80 and 443 are part of ANY..

                      If you don't want IPs getting to 80/443 then those rules go ABOVE your any any rule.. Those will then be blocked and other ports like say 123 would not trigger those rules and be allowed through the any any rule.

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                      • slkamathS
                        slkamath @johnpoz
                        last edited by slkamath

                        @johnpoz
                        Thank you Very Much

                        Sorry for the delay.

                        I made few changes. Please have a look. Also any mistake please guide me.

                        LAN - Allow Browsing is only for 5 IP's
                        0_1538554995442_LAN.png

                        LAN-UPDATED
                        0_1538555698922_LAN.png

                        Fin-VLAN
                        0_1538555019321_Fin-VLAN.png

                        Marketing-VLAN
                        0_1538555032187_Marketing-VLAN.png

                        Quality-VLAN
                        0_1538555045354_Quality-VLAN.png

                        One more issue that i am facing is
                        All the VLAN systems need to Disable & Enable the network to Send/Receive Mails or Accessing Shared Folder else share folder or mails will not work. (timeline of 2 to 5 min we need to disable & enable network)
                        Where I need to change this?

                        Lokesh Kamath

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          Looks like you still have an allow all rule on the Fin-VLAN interface that will catch all traffic before it hits any of the other rules.

                          Steve

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                          • slkamathS
                            slkamath @stephenw10
                            last edited by

                            @stephenw10
                            Thank you Stephen.

                            I will change the Fin-VLAN. Thanks. Other VLAN is correct?

                            Lokeh Kamath

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                              last edited by

                              Well they don't look immediately wrong. Without knowing exactly what you need to do I can't say more than that.

                              Steve

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                              • slkamathS
                                slkamath @stephenw10
                                last edited by

                                @stephenw10

                                Thank You Very Much Steve.

                                One more issue that i am facing is
                                All the VLAN systems need to Disable & Enable the network to Send/Receive Mails or Accessing Shared Folder else share folder or mails will not work. (timeline of 2 to 5 min we need to disable & enable network) Where I need to change this?

                                Lokesh Kamath

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                                • stephenw10S
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                  last edited by

                                  That does not seem like a pfSense setting.

                                  Where are you enabling/disabling that?

                                  Can they still reach websites etc without doing that?

                                  Steve

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                                  • slkamathS
                                    slkamath @stephenw10
                                    last edited by

                                    @stephenw10
                                    Thank you Steve.

                                    Without enable / Disable they cant use internet, mails, shared folder. In LAN there is no issue.

                                    We are enabling / disabling in Client System Network.

                                    Lokesh Kamath

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                                    • johnpozJ
                                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      that makes ZERO sense and has zero to do with pfsense.. Is your client getting a different IP, new info like dns, etc.. Pointing to pfsense when it wasn't before, etc.

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                                      • stephenw10S
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by

                                        Mmm, I could believe it was a rogue dhcp server setting a bad gateway.

                                        Steve

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                                        • slkamathS
                                          slkamath @stephenw10
                                          last edited by

                                          @stephenw10
                                          Thank you very much Steve.

                                          I have not mentioned any Gateway in DHCP Server.

                                          Please find the below pictures.

                                          FIN-DHCP
                                          0_1538711320458_Finance DHCP.png

                                          FIN-DNS-GATEWAY
                                          0_1538711437781_DNS & Gateway.png

                                          Marketing DHCP
                                          0_1538711447104_Marketing DHCP.png

                                          Marketing-DNS-GATEWAY
                                          0_1538711458922_DNS & Gateway.png

                                          Purchase-DHCP
                                          0_1538711509385_Purchase DHCP.png

                                          Purchase-DNS-GATEWAY
                                          0_1538711518611_DNS & Gateway.png

                                          Moulding-DHCP
                                          0_1538711527342_Moulding DHCP.png

                                          Moulding-DNS-GATEWAY
                                          0_1538711535242_DNS & Gateway.png

                                          Quality_DHCP
                                          0_1538711544623_Quality DHCP.png

                                          Quality-DNS-GATEWAY
                                          0_1538711553691_DNS & Gateway.png

                                          Should I Specify Gateway? If Yes pfSense LAN IP is the Gateway right. Also Should I add pfSense LAN IP in Gateway (Routing - Gateway)?

                                          Lokesh Kamath

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                                          • slkamathS
                                            slkamath @slkamath
                                            last edited by slkamath

                                            @stephenw10
                                            Thank you very much Steve.

                                            I had given Gateway as mentioned below to each VLAN, but not mentioned in Routing - Gateways Please guide me if anything wrong.

                                            Marketing DNS-GATEWAY
                                            0_1538717584757_Marketing DNS & Gateway.png

                                            Purchase DNS-GATEWAY
                                            0_1538717591964_Purchase DNS & Gateway.png

                                            Moulding DNS-GATEWAY
                                            0_1538717603411_Moulding DNS & Gateway.png

                                            Quality DNS-GATEWAY
                                            0_1538717687591_Quality DNS & Gateway.png

                                            Lokesh Kamath

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