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    • N
      NasKar
      last edited by

      Forgot to mention that on the DHCP logs
      I get DHCP Discover, DHCP Offer on VLAN5 but not DHCP Prequest or DHCP Pack

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      • JKnottJ
        JKnott
        last edited by

        What does Packet Capture show?

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          NasKar @JKnott
          last edited by

          @JKnott said in No DHCP for VLAN 5:

          What does Packet Capture show?
          Here it is filtered for the iPhone mac address
          17:19:47.238314 f0:c3:71:1e:97:af > ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff Null Supervisory, Receiver not Ready, rcv seq 64, Flags [Poll], length 42
          17:19:47.467418 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: UDP, length 300
          17:19:47.467522 IP 192.168.5.1.67 > 192.168.5.41.68: UDP, length 300
          17:19:48.965048 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: UDP, length 300
          17:19:48.965160 IP 192.168.5.1.67 > 192.168.5.41.68: UDP, length 300
          17:19:51.750116 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: UDP, length 300
          17:19:51.750278 IP 192.168.5.1.67 > 192.168.5.41.68: UDP, length 300
          17:19:56.333225 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: UDP, length 300
          17:19:56.333447 IP 192.168.5.1.67 > 192.168.5.41.68: UDP, length 300
          17:20:04.389117 ARP, Request who-has 169.254.249.11 tell 0.0.0.0, length 42
          17:20:04.389346 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: UDP, length 300
          17:20:04.389551 IP 192.168.5.1.67 > 192.168.5.41.68: UDP, length 300
          17:20:04.717252 ARP, Request who-has 169.254.249.11 tell 0.0.0.0, length 42
          17:20:05.040587 ARP, Request who-has 169.254.249.11 tell 0.0.0.0, length 42
          17:20:05.366378 ARP, Request who-has 169.254.249.11 tell 169.254.249.11, length 42
          17:20:05.685559 ARP, Request who-has 169.254.249.11 tell 169.254.249.11, length 42
          17:20:06.011377 ARP, Request who-has 169.254.249.11 tell 169.254.249.11, length 42
          17:20:12.946527 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: UDP, length 300
          17:20:12.946797 IP 192.168.5.1.67 > 192.168.5.41.68: UDP, length 300
          17:20:20.977164 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: UDP, length 300
          17:20:20.977265 IP 192.168.5.1.67 > 192.168.5.41.68: UDP, length 300
          17:20:30.807664 f0:c3:71:1e:97:af > ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff Null Supervisory, Receiver not Ready, rcv seq 64, Flags [Poll], length 42
          17:20:38.139183 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: UDP, length 300
          17:20:38.139385 IP 192.168.5.1.67 > 192.168.5.41.68: UDP, length 300
          17:20:47.057150 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: UDP, length 300
          17:20:47.057362 IP 192.168.5.1.67 > 192.168.5.41.68: UDP, length 300

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          • JKnottJ
            JKnott @NasKar
            last edited by

            @NasKar

            Can you provide that as a download file. It makes it a lot easier to read in Wireshark.

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              NasKar @JKnott
              last edited by

              @JKnott
              https://www.dropbox.com/s/re22sqgcgg5tjw7/packetcapture.cap?dl=0

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              2 CPUs: 1 package(s) x 2 core(s)
              AES-NI CPU Crypto: No
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              • JKnottJ
                JKnott @NasKar
                last edited by JKnott

                @NasKar

                You can atttach files here. You don't have to use Dropbox.

                However, here's what's in that offer:

                Frame 3: 342 bytes on wire (2736 bits), 342 bytes captured (2736 bits)
                Ethernet II, Src: Gifa_01:7b:7a (40:62:31:01:7b:7a), Dst: Apple_1e:97:af (f0:c3:71:1e:97:af)
                Internet Protocol Version 4, Src: 192.168.5.1, Dst: 192.168.5.41
                User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: 67, Dst Port: 68
                Bootstrap Protocol (Offer)
                Message type: Boot Reply (2)
                Hardware type: Ethernet (0x01)
                Hardware address length: 6
                Hops: 0
                Transaction ID: 0x037309f6
                Seconds elapsed: 0
                Bootp flags: 0x0000 (Unicast)
                Client IP address: 0.0.0.0 <---- This says the client didn't have an address previously. Typically, it would be the last used address]
                Your (client) IP address: 192.168.5.41 <---- This is what the server is offering.
                Next server IP address: 0.0.0.0
                Relay agent IP address: 0.0.0.0
                Client MAC address: Apple_1e:97:af (f0:c3:71:1e:97:af)
                Client hardware address padding: 00000000000000000000
                Server host name not given
                Boot file name not given
                Magic cookie: DHCP
                Option: (53) DHCP Message Type (Offer)
                Length: 1
                DHCP: Offer (2)
                Option: (54) DHCP Server Identifier
                Length: 4
                DHCP Server Identifier: 192.168.5.1
                Option: (51) IP Address Lease Time
                Length: 4
                IP Address Lease Time: (86400s) 1 day
                Option: (1) Subnet Mask
                Length: 4
                Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
                Option: (3) Router
                Option: (6) Domain Name Server
                Option: (15) Domain Name
                Option: (255) End
                Padding: 000000000000000000000000000000

                As far as I can see, this appears OK. So, the next step would be for the client to request the address, which I don't see. Does this Apple device work on other networks? Do other devices work on this VLAN?

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                • N
                  NasKar
                  last edited by

                  the iPhone works on another wireless network on Vlan 40 without issue and other computers in the house can't connect to the VLAN 5 network anymore. I tried to attach the capture with the upload a file option but it kept giving an error. Any thought on were to look for the problem?

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                  • johnpozJ
                    johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                    last edited by

                    So pfsense is sending the offer.. So its not pfsense issue.. You need to look why the client is not taking it, or why its not getting it?

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                      NasKar
                      last edited by

                      Thanks that's what I need to know "it's not a pfsense issue"

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                      • johnpozJ
                        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                        last edited by johnpoz

                        pfsense sees the discover, and sends an offer. Then another discover, so another offer, etc.. You need validate that client is actually getting it... Can you connect a laptop or something to this wifi network and sniff on it? I am not aware of sniffing on a iphone ;)

                        If there is - that could be useful!

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                          NasKar @johnpoz
                          last edited by

                          @johnpoz
                          I have a laptop but it can't connect to that wifi

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                          • johnpozJ
                            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                            last edited by

                            Why can you not connect it?

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                              NasKar
                              last edited by

                              I have a windows destop connected to vlan 5. Would that work? Don't know how to do sniffing. Do you have a link?

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                              • JKnottJ
                                JKnott @NasKar
                                last edited by

                                @NasKar said in No DHCP for VLAN 5:

                                have a windows destop connected to vlan 5. Would that work? Don't know how to do sniffing. Do you have a link?

                                Yes, it should work find. It works the same way via WiFi or Ethernet. You can install Wireshark on the computer.

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                                • GrimetonG
                                  Grimeton @NasKar
                                  last edited by

                                  @NasKar Stupid question: You have the VLAN-tags enabled/disabled correctly on the switch and on the firewall? If you don't run tcpdump with -vvv you do not see the vlan tags and you'll be chasing ghosts....

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                                    NasKar
                                    last edited by

                                    I have wireshark on the windows computer. Don't know how to use it.

                                    @Grimeton said in No DHCP for VLAN 5:

                                    Stupid question: You have the VLAN-tags enabled/disabled correctly on the switch and on the firewall? If you don't run tcpdump with -vvv you do not see the vlan tags and you'll be chasing ghosts....

                                    Everything was working well earlier today and I can login to another wireless VLAN on the same access point so I presume it is not a problem with my switches. Is that correct?

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                                    • GrimetonG
                                      Grimeton @NasKar
                                      last edited by

                                      @NasKar

                                      #1 Rule of networking: We don't want to assume, we want to know.

                                      Depending on how your switch is configured and handles tagged frames on an untagged port: delete them, forward them untouched (QinQ), remove the tag and so on, it can work and it cannot work. It's important to VERIFY the configuration along the way.

                                      Cu

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                                        NasKar @Grimeton
                                        last edited by

                                        @Grimeton said in No DHCP for VLAN 5:

                                        Depending on how your switch is configured and handles tagged frames on an untagged port: delete them, forward them untouched (QinQ), remove the tag and so on, it can work and it cannot work. It's important to VERIFY the configuration along the way.

                                        My setup is not ideal I have 4 netgear switches between the pfsense and the AP. Would have been best to have one switch with all the cables going directly to it. I can try to move the AP temporarily to the switch connected to the pfsense

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                                        • GrimetonG
                                          Grimeton @NasKar
                                          last edited by

                                          @NasKar
                                          If the interface on the pfSense is tagged and the interface on the switch is NOT tagged this can lead to all kind of confusions. Same happens when vice versa.

                                          So it's important to know that your VLAN-configuration on pfSense and on the switch is fine.

                                          As DHCP is a system that uses broadcast and relies more on L2 than on L3, having a valid and working VLAN-config is important.

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                                          • JKnottJ
                                            JKnott @Grimeton
                                            last edited by

                                            @Grimeton

                                            Given the phone is sending out discovers and receiving offers, that's not an issue. Also, you'd not see VLAN tags on a switch port that's already been assigned to a VLAN.

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                                            i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
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