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    Port tagging on APU2?

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    • Raffi_R
      Raffi_
      last edited by Raffi_

      I have an APU2 and a unifi ap as well. I can confirm the APU2 and pfsense VLANing does work since my unifi main wifi network is a VLAN coming from pfSense. However, I also had issues creating a seperate wifi VLAN with the unifi. I think it's mostly my not understanding the unifi stuff or something odd with the unifi since at one point I couldn't even get it to work at all after what I thought was a small change. I had to completely reset it.

      I don't have a unifi switch however, mine is a Dlink. I would say make sure all your unifi software and firmware is up to date. Not sure if this video might help? His videos are very good and it sounds like exactly what you're trying to do.
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNAAfja_ZOY

      Edit, it also might be worth making sure your BIOS is up to date on the APU2 or at least check the release notes to be sure your not missing some fix that could be related to this.

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      • JKnottJ
        JKnott @Raffi_
        last edited by

        @Raffi_

        Yeah, the Unifi config is a bit strange. However, working with VLANs is fairly simple. Just make sure your VLANs match across all devices, including any switch you pass through. I have my guest WiFi on VLAN 3, so I configured that on my AP, switch and pfsense.

        PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
        i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
        UniFi AC-Lite access point

        I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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        • bingo600B
          bingo600 @orangehand
          last edited by bingo600

          @orangehand

          Why do you use Manual nat , and not Hybrid ?

          It seems like you are missing outbound nat for your guest lan : 192.168.34.0/24

          Re: Switches & stuff.
          Since you can ping devices on your Lan , and you get ip addresses on your guest WiFi. I'd say your switch & Vlan works fine.

          The reason you can't go on Inet from WiFi , seems to be that you are not doing outbound nat for that /24. And trying to send an RFC1918 ip to you ISP would not lead to anything good.

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          pfSense+ 23.05.1 (ZFS)

          QOTOM-Q355G4 Quad Lan.
          CPUĀ  : Core i5 5250U, Ram : 8GB Kingston DDR3LV 1600
          LANĀ  : 4 x Intel 211, DiskĀ  : 240G SAMSUNG MZ7L3240HCHQ SSD

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          • Raffi_R
            Raffi_
            last edited by

            @bingo600 said in Port tagging on APU2?:

            Why do you use Manual nat , and not Hybrid ?

            Was wondering this also.

            @bingo600 said in Port tagging on APU2?:

            It seems like you are missing outbound nat for your guest lan : 192.168.34.0/24

            Good catch.

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            • bingo600B
              bingo600 @orangehand
              last edited by bingo600

              @orangehand

              Not that it matters "much" .. nitpicking
              But your 3CX NAT rule at the top, is covered by the 192.168.33.0/24 NAT rule further down.

              @Raffi_
              Thnx 😊

              This was a "tricky one" ..
              I'm 99% sure it's solved after OP makes the missing NAT rule.

              /Bingo

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              pfSense+ 23.05.1 (ZFS)

              QOTOM-Q355G4 Quad Lan.
              CPUĀ  : Core i5 5250U, Ram : 8GB Kingston DDR3LV 1600
              LANĀ  : 4 x Intel 211, DiskĀ  : 240G SAMSUNG MZ7L3240HCHQ SSD

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                orangehand @bingo600
                last edited by

                @bingo600 Thank you all so much - that did the trick in Outbound NAT!
                Screenshot 2020-12-01 at 09.18.21.png

                No idea why it wasn't auto created though

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                • bingo600B
                  bingo600 @orangehand
                  last edited by

                  @orangehand said in Port tagging on APU2?:

                  No idea why it wasn't auto created though

                  In your outbound NAT settings you have "tick'ed" Manual NAT (the round dots in top)
                  That means no automatic nat is done.

                  You should use either automatic or hybrid (hybrid let's you get automatic + you can add some your self)

                  /Bingo

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                  pfSense+ 23.05.1 (ZFS)

                  QOTOM-Q355G4 Quad Lan.
                  CPUĀ  : Core i5 5250U, Ram : 8GB Kingston DDR3LV 1600
                  LANĀ  : 4 x Intel 211, DiskĀ  : 240G SAMSUNG MZ7L3240HCHQ SSD

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                    orangehand @bingo600
                    last edited by

                    @bingo600 That makes sense! It was on manual I think due to some instruction from 3CX. If I put it back to auto or hybrid will anything get changed? Or will it just affect future changes? Thanks

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                    • bingo600B
                      bingo600 @orangehand
                      last edited by

                      @orangehand
                      I'm 100% sure

                      I would not expect it to be doing nasty stuff.

                      Do a backup of your config , and try to switch it to hybrid.
                      If anything FSCK's up , you can restore the backup , and you're back.

                      Btw: The 3CX NAT seems redundant , it's covered by the 192.168.33.0/24 nat further down

                      /Bingo

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                      pfSense+ 23.05.1 (ZFS)

                      QOTOM-Q355G4 Quad Lan.
                      CPUĀ  : Core i5 5250U, Ram : 8GB Kingston DDR3LV 1600
                      LANĀ  : 4 x Intel 211, DiskĀ  : 240G SAMSUNG MZ7L3240HCHQ SSD

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                        orangehand @bingo600
                        last edited by

                        @bingo600 OK, nothing nasty happened! Will delete the redundant 3cx rule. Thanks SO much for your help; I'm incredibly grateful.

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                        • bingo600B
                          bingo600 @orangehand
                          last edited by

                          @orangehand

                          Glad to be of assistance , we have all been in that situation 😊

                          /Bingo

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                          pfSense+ 23.05.1 (ZFS)

                          QOTOM-Q355G4 Quad Lan.
                          CPUĀ  : Core i5 5250U, Ram : 8GB Kingston DDR3LV 1600
                          LANĀ  : 4 x Intel 211, DiskĀ  : 240G SAMSUNG MZ7L3240HCHQ SSD

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                          • bingo600B
                            bingo600 @JKnott
                            last edited by

                            @JKnott said in Port tagging on APU2?:

                            @bingo600

                            No, just making sure he's not missing anything.

                            @JKnott
                            You're right.
                            Sorry about the "rant" ..

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                            pfSense+ 23.05.1 (ZFS)

                            QOTOM-Q355G4 Quad Lan.
                            CPUĀ  : Core i5 5250U, Ram : 8GB Kingston DDR3LV 1600
                            LANĀ  : 4 x Intel 211, DiskĀ  : 240G SAMSUNG MZ7L3240HCHQ SSD

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