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      hkjarral
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      Hello all,

      I want to setup 2 LAGGs in a bridge, is it possible ? I do see option for LAGG and option for Bridge. But can I put 2 LAGs in a Bridge ?

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      • DerelictD
        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
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        Why would you want to do what?

        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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          hkjarral
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          So I have 2 pfsense machines with quad port nics.

          SwitchC
          |
          PfsenseA -------- PfsenseB
          | |
          SwitchA
          SwitchB

          I am trying to setup HA without getting into CARP and other settings.

          Right now, I am using one Pfsense in bridge mode.

          The aim is to have multiple links from SwitchC in bridge mode to SwitchA and SwitchB with load sharing and fault tolerance.

          So logically I want 4 links coming down. 2 to each pfsense.
          And 2 going to switch A and 2 going to switchB.

          I want to keep using bridge mode as well.

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          • DerelictD
            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
            last edited by

            OK. Good luck with that.

            Make two laggs then make a bridge using them as member interfaces.

            No idea if it will 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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              hkjarral
              last edited by

              Will post an update if its successful :)

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                hkjarral
                last edited by

                LAGGs cant be added in a Bridge. They just dont show up in Bridge Tab once added to LAGG.

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                • DerelictD
                  Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                  last edited by

                  That does not surprise me.

                  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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                    hkjarral
                    last edited by

                    I figured it out so wanted to post an update.

                    It worked out I just needed to delete all the interfaces, create LAGGs first then enable them, and then add them to bridge. It worked.

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                      omars @hkjarral
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                      Hi @hkjarral, I'm planning to do the same setup as you have done, Switch 1 with LAGG to pfsense, Switch 1 connected to Switch 2, and Switch 2 connected to pfsense with bridged ports. Both have RSTP. Have you noticed any performance issues with the bridged setup in pfsense (CPU usage)? Or does RSTP take care of NOT passing data between the bridged ports?

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                        hkjarral @omars
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                        @omars nothing noticeable, it has been working smoothly for several years now.

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                          PrieserMax @hkjarral
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                          @hkjarral Hello,
                          I deleted all the interfaces as you said and then created the LAGGs via the wizard over CLI
                          There I also created the LAGGs (LACP).
                          -> Sadly I'm still not able to add them to a bridge
                          How did you "enable" them? I was not able to find an option for that under the LAGG-configuration in OPNsense.
                          Greetings from DE
                          Max

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                            hkjarral @PrieserMax
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                            @PrieserMax I did it in pfsense GUI. I am not sure how cli amd opnsense would work.

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                              PrieserMax @hkjarral
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                              @hkjarral Hey
                              Thank you for your fast answer.
                              I'm probably dumb, didn't see this thread is about PFsense...
                              I tried to create the bridge via GUI, but of course it is different.
                              Anyways, thank you.

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