VLANs, What am I doing wrong?
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From the thread he linked to.. He doesn't have the one port in trunk
"OP also indicates that desired configuration is to trunk both ports (meaning Gi0/2 is misconfigured as an access port, as shown in the show interface status output posted above)."
So yeah could see how he is having problems..
That switch is 10/100 - ugghhh... Dude get a 40$ 8 port gig switch that does vlans.. And doesn't seem like you need all the ports.. From that thread all your other ports are off..
If you want to test if your trunk is working connected to pfsense, then wire something to one of the ports on your switch and put that port in access mode in the vlan you want to be in.
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@johnpoz said in VLANs, What am I doing wrong?:
interface gigabitethernet5
description "sg4860 WLan and vlans"
switchport trunk allowed vlan add 3-4,6-7,19
switchport trunk native vlan 2A couple of things:
- Your screen shot shows you've created VLAN's 10, 20 and 99, but you're only allowing VLAN's 3, 4, 6, 7, and 19 over the trunk, which is why nothing's passing.
- A trunk needs to have the same native vlan on both ends. Since it can't be changed on the PFsense side, you'll need to remove the "switchport trunk native vlan 2" line.
- Also, I don't see the switchport mode set, so it's unclear whether the port is even acting as a trunk at this point.
Here's the config you're looking for:
description "sg4860 WLan and vlans"
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
switchport trunk allowed vlan 10,20,99
switchport mode trunk -
@marvosa said in VLANs, What am I doing wrong?:
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
If the switch is that old the encapsulation would be ISL, good spot @marvosa
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From the thread he linked to the g2 port he has connected to pfsense is access in vlan 1
Gi0/2 connected 1 a-full a-1000 10/100/1000BaseTX SFP
So yeah no wonder only thing working is the untagged network..
@marvosa I suggest you re read the thread, and who is having an issue.. I sure and the F am not ;) And I have the vlans I want on that trunk ;) hehehe
What I posted was an example for the OP ;)
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lol I just looked at the post on the Cisco forum and a guy I work with replied to it.
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@nogbadthebad good spot to @marvosa ?? Maybe both of you need to reread the thread.
I do not need to call out dotq in my config on the port.. Please reread and pay attention that my post for a config was an example.. Trying to get the OP to post his config.
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@johnpoz said in VLANs, What am I doing wrong?:
@nogbadthebad good spot to @marvosa ?? Maybe both of you need to reread the thread.
I do not need to call out dotq in my config on the port.. Please reread and pay attention that my post for a config was an example.. Trying to get the OP to post his config.
Wasn't saying an issue with your config, it may have been an issue with the OP.
I don't have switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q in my config either.
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Read @marvosa post - he is highly confused to what is going on ;)
He is confusing the OP stuff and my "example" post ;)
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@johnpoz Bah... I was going to say the bottom line is the OP has his trunk port misconfigured, but after re-reading the thread, I noticed you posted that... and not the OP... smh.
Either way, re-verifying the config on his trunk port is still a valid step. I would also verify the config on the access ports, which we could help with if we could see the config as @johnpoz suggested.
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From the link he posted - yeah the port connected to pfsense g2 is just access.. So no vlans are going to work.. And not sure how he would even be getting any ips via dhcp that is for sure.. Not from pfsense.
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For simplicity, I set the ports to only use VLAN 99:
cisco#show vlan VLAN Name Status Ports ---- -------------------------------- --------- ------------------------------- 1 default active 10 IOT active 20 LCHR active 99 MGMT active Fa0/2, Gi0/2 100 BLACKHOLE active Fa0/1, Fa0/3, Fa0/4, Fa0/5 Fa0/6, Fa0/7, Fa0/8, Fa0/9 Fa0/10, Fa0/11, Fa0/12, Fa0/13 Fa0/14, Fa0/15, Fa0/16, Fa0/17 Fa0/18, Fa0/19, Fa0/20, Fa0/21 Fa0/22, Fa0/23, Fa0/24, Gi0/1 1002 fddi-default act/unsup 1003 token-ring-default act/unsup 1004 fddinet-default act/unsup 1005 trnet-default act/unsup VLAN Type SAID MTU Parent RingNo BridgeNo Stp BrdgMode Trans1 Trans2 ---- ----- ---------- ----- ------ ------ -------- ---- -------- ------ ------ 1 enet 100001 1500 - - - - - 0 0 10 enet 100010 1500 - - - - - 0 0 20 enet 100020 1500 - - - - - 0 0 99 enet 100099 1500 - - - - - 0 0 100 enet 100100 1500 - - - - - 0 0 1002 fddi 101002 1500 - - - - - 0 0 1003 tr 101003 1500 - - - - - 0 0 1004 fdnet 101004 1500 - - - ieee - 0 0 1005 trnet 101005 1500 - - - ibm - 0 0 Remote SPAN VLANs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Primary Secondary Type Ports ------- --------- ----------------- ------------------------------------------
cisco#show ip int br Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol Vlan1 unassigned YES manual up down FastEthernet0/1 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/2 unassigned YES unset up up FastEthernet0/3 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/4 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/5 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/6 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/7 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/8 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/9 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/10 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/11 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/12 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/13 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/14 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/15 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/16 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/17 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/18 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/19 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/20 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/21 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/22 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/23 unassigned YES unset administratively down down FastEthernet0/24 unassigned YES unset administratively down down GigabitEthernet0/1 unassigned YES unset administratively down down GigabitEthernet0/2 unassigned YES unset up up
@johnpoz The reason why this is a 10/100 is because a) it was free, and b) it's strictly for IOT shit that doesn't need anything faster. I'm using it to learn with. I have a second gbe switch that I use for my actual network. I've also swapped the AP for my laptop and VLANs still refuse to work, so either the switch config is wrong or PFSense is configured wrong. But from what I can tell, everything is correct (as I did set Gi0/2 to trunk mode after posting in the Cisco forum)
@NogBadTheBad What's wrong with Realtek? I understand that they're not great, but according to the PFSense docs, re# NICs should work with VLANs:
Ethernet interfaces with VLAN hardware support:ae(4), age(4), alc(4), ale(4), bce(4), bge(4), bxe(4), cxgb(4), cxgbe(4), em(4), igb(4), ixgb(4), ixgbe(4), jme(4), msk(4), mxge(4), nxge(4), nge(4), re(4), sge(4), stge(4), ti(4), txp(4), vge(4)
It also looks like you set the IP address/default gateway for vlan999. Stupid question, but is that for SSH access? When I started messing with VLANs on this switch, SSH stopped working so I've been having to use a console cable..
@netblues I only posted the firewall rules for one of the NICs because they're all the same:
(I added the * -> * rule before reading your post but after making my post with the rules to see if it would make any difference. Spoiler alert, it doesn't.)
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How do you think anything would work for vlans if you don't have the port connected to pfsense in trunk?
For vlans to work on pfsense. To talk to the other vlans. They have to be allowed on the port that is connected to pfsense.
I take it that is g2? Where is the config showing its trunked, and allowing the vlans you want to use?
From your latest showing - only vlan 99 is allowed. Which seems to be native untagged, so pfsense would see it on the native interface.
So sure your laptop in also in vlan 99, fa2 I take it.. Would be able to talk to any vlan IP on pfsense with your rules.
Does your laptop get an IP? Please post the config of the interfaces F2 and G2..
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@johnpoz Here's a super basic image of my actual network:
I do I have VLAN99/LAN2 (RE1) connected to G0/2 on the Cisco switch and F0/2 connected to the AP (or my laptop when I'm testing whether DHCP works or not).I think that answers your questions? Everything is wired up correctly, LAN2 is only active because it's the only interface in Pfsense I can get to work.
I don't fully understand tagged/untagged, or what you're referencing when you say native. This is what I'm trying to learn.
cisco#show running-config interface g0/2 Building configuration... Current configuration : 170 bytes ! interface GigabitEthernet0/2 switchport access vlan 99 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q switchport trunk allowed vlan 1-99,101-4094 switchport mode access end cisco#show running-config interface f0/2 Building configuration... Current configuration : 156 bytes ! interface FastEthernet0/2 switchport access vlan 99 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q switchport trunk allowed vlan 99 switchport mode access end
Posting this now so I can edit in a few to see if DHCP works for my laptop.
Update: I disabled LAN2 and it DHCP failed to work.
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@apathia said in VLANs, What am I doing wrong?:
switchport access vlan 99
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1qThat is wrong.. Which is it access or trunk?
Its either a trunk port, that carry vlan (tags).. Or its an access port that is not tagged or native.
Since your trying to use your re2 port with untagged vlan (your vlan 99 I believe).. Then your configuration should be trunk, with a native vlan set.. See my above example..
interface gigabitethernet5 description "sg4860 WLan and vlans" switchport trunk allowed vlan add 3-4,6-7,19 switchport trunk native vlan 2
This carries vlans 3,4,6,7 and 19 as TAGGED, ie vlan in pfsense. And untagged.. The native interface.. So for example here are my interfaces from pfsense where I am currently using some of those vlans. (4 and 6)
In this case traffic that is in vlan 4 or 6 is tagged, and pfsense sees the tags on my igb2, and knows that traffic is for vlan 4 or 6. While any traffic that is untagged.. in my case on the switch that is vlan 2.. Pfsense just see that traffic for the interface igb2 directly.. It is still a vlan on my switch.. Its just pfsense doesn't know that it is, and its just native traffic (untagged traffic)..
You can run many vlans on a port that are tagged. Cisco calls this a trunk port. If you also want to carry upto 1 vlan that is untagged, that is a native vlan for pfsense on a trunk port.
On a port in cisco where is is not tagged traffic, that would be a access port.. And the device connected that port doesn't see any tags.. This is where you would connect say a pc, or laptop or iot device. When you send traffic to your AP.. That will have say different SSIDs on different vlans. Then those are tagged, ie a trunk port.
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@johnpoz I still don't entirely understand, but I managed to get it to work:
cisco#show running-config int f0/2 Building configuration... Current configuration : 159 bytes ! interface FastEthernet0/2 description "Wlan" switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q switchport trunk allowed vlan 1-99,101-4094 switchport mode trunk end cisco#show running-config int g0/2 Building configuration... Current configuration : 164 bytes ! interface GigabitEthernet0/2 description "rooter" switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q switchport trunk allowed vlan 1-99,101-4094 switchport mode trunk end
I don't know why g0/2 was set to access, unless I mistyped something but today I learned how to actually check the interface config (thanks for asking for that, made me google it and find out how to do it).
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While that would allow vlans to work... Are you using vlan 1 as native?
You seem to be allowing everything but vlan 100.. Even 1.. Which is never really tagged. This is the default vlan of switches.
I would change your allowed to be only vlans your actually using.. Or will use shortly.
But if you want to talk the network you have on re1, lan2 - you need to set that as native (untagged).. If your saying everything is working, I take it that is just whatever your using as vlan 1 on your switch?
Another option is just not use any untagged network on this interface. Set lan2 to be a vlan.. But unless you have gotten deep into the weeds with unifi, AP management IP needs to on a untagged vlan. They support vlans - I find it highly unlikely you have set that up.
Here this might help on what I mean by native
https://networklessons.com/switching/802-1q-native-vlan-cisco-ios-switchSince you seem to be using a different physical switch for network attached to re2, vlan 1 as your native is ok. But you need to make sure you understand tag vs untagged, and when they are and when they are not tagged.
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Agreed. If you're essentially going to allow all VLANs, I would just remove the switchport trunk allowed command altogether.
Although, best practice is to only allow the VLANs that are in use over the trunk.
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@johnpoz I think I get it now. LAN2/RE1 is on the physical interface so it's "untagged". The switch throws this on VLAN1 as that's the default VLAN for anything without a tag?
So essentially, the switch acts as if every packet is tagged, either explicitly or not. Non-explicit packets are thrown on the Native VLAN?
If that's what it means then that does make sense. I also only used sw tr all vlan all because I was initially having issues with adding specific VLANs although that may have been due to having g0/2 misconfigured as access instead of trunk.
Now that I have VLANs working, my AP is working just fine and assigning devices to the correct subnets.
Thanks for all the help!
My current config, btw:
cisco#show running-config int g0/2 Building configuration... Current configuration : 159 bytes ! interface GigabitEthernet0/2 description "rooter" switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q switchport trunk allowed vlan 10,20,99 switchport mode trunk end cisco#show running-config int f0/2 Building configuration... Current configuration : 154 bytes ! interface FastEthernet0/2 description "Wlan" switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q switchport trunk allowed vlan 10,20,99 switchport mode trunk end
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Yeah that looks better.. And is fine if your using vlan 1 as native.
I don't personally use vlan 1, this is habit from corp experience where vlan 1 is always disabled. And management lan is set to some other vlan.
But there is really nothing technically wrong with doing that. But if your going to say at some point connect your other port into the same physical switch.. And run a network on the physical port along with vlans as well on that other port.
You will need to understand how to change the native vlan on a trunk port, along with also understanding what pvid is. This where you set what vlan a switch puts untagged traffic into when it sees ingress into the port.
Your old school cisco for sure can help you with understanding these concept. Cisco terms might be a bit different than other makers.. In general if you know what a tag or untagged vlan, and how the switch handles ingress traffic without a tag you will be cooking with gas ;)
Glad you finally got it working how you want.
For your next assignment ;) If you choose to accept it ;)
Figure out how to put your AP management IP onto a tagged vlan..
And how to change your native vlan g2 to something other than vlan1.. -
Figure out how to put your AP management IP onto a tagged vlan..
You mean this?
It was why I created the MGMT VLAN in the first place lol.. Once I figured out how to actually get the VLANs across the switch, the rest was relatively easy. Took me a bit to figure out why the AP would keep going offline when I switched it to the MGMT VLAN but I quickly clued into the PFSense rules, which again is what my plan was in the first place.
And how to change your native vlan g2 to something other than vlan1..
cisco#show running-config int g0/2 Building configuration... Current configuration : 191 bytes ! interface GigabitEthernet0/2 description "rooter" switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q switchport trunk native vlan 2 switchport trunk allowed vlan 10,20,99 switchport mode trunk end cisco#