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      rameshk @chrischambers
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      @chrischambers
      Check your settings on Unifi controller and let us know how it went.

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        chrischambers @rameshk
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        @rameshk said in basic VLANS - Noob:

        @chrischambers
        Check your settings on Unifi controller and let us know how it went.

        ok I am still having the same issues, I did watch a video about tagging and untagging, but he was creating a DHCP on the switch and not passing the DHCP range through a VLAN.

        I did try creating a profile setting the Native network but this didn'twork as I got the same results, that I was able to ping from VLAN to anything but no from LAN to VLAN
        Testing Profile.JPG

        and here is a little picture of my network, showing there my DHCP are
        draw.JPG

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          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @chrischambers
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          If your client is getting dhcp from your dhcp server for vlan 20... This means your tagging is correct.. Or your traffic would never hit the vlan dhcp server.

          Not being able to ping some device on vlan 20.. You sure there is no firewall on this device. Out of the box windows for example is not going to allow some device from anything but its local network to ping it.

          Simple sniff on pfsense vlan 20 interface while you ping the vlan 20 pc IP from lan.. Do you see the ping request go out?

          That pic of tagging makes NO sense.. What port is that on.. Your saying vlan 20 is native.. but then you say tag all?

          edit: One last time..

          P1 on your switch vlan 1 (lan) untagged. Vlan 20 Tagged. Port 15.. Vlan 20 untagged..

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            chrischambers @johnpoz
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            @johnpoz I take pics as it might be easier then trying to explain.

            Switch port 1.JPG
            switch port 15  - Testing.JPG

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              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @chrischambers
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              And lets see these profiles.

              Tagging vlan 1 to port 15 makes ZERO sense.. The only thing on that port should be 20 and it should be untagged.

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                chrischambers @johnpoz
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                ===@johnpoz said in basic VLANS - Noob:

                se prof
                is this the profile you wanted ?

                Switch port Profiles.JPG

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                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @chrischambers
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                  Show the profile on port 1 (pfsense), and the profile on port 15 (pc)

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                    chrischambers @johnpoz
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                    @johnpoz said in basic VLANS - Noob:

                    Show the profile on port 1 (pfsense)

                    sorry I am cunfused. profile on pfsense - are you asking for the interface information ?
                    and want do you mean by profile of port 15. is this from the switch ?
                    please give examples

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                      chrischambers @chrischambers
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                      @chrischambers I have just check my firewall and this is turn off.
                      I also just check that the port is working the LAN range and this works, with no issues.
                      it is just something with VLAN 20 that is missing

                      just found the old video I used to create my vlans minus the blocking of extra vlans
                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhPGN4UJHAM

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                        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @chrischambers
                        last edited by johnpoz

                        Port 1 from your drawing is connected to pfsense... What is the profile you have assigned to port 1 on your switch..

                        port1.png

                        Port 15.. What you showed is WRONG... The only vlan on that should be native vlan 20.. nothing tagged, no other vlans

                        tagged.png

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                          chrischambers @johnpoz
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                          @johnpoz said in basic VLANS - Noob:

                          Port 1

                          on port 1 as shown in my drawn the profile is " All "
                          on port 15 the only profile on is "Test 20 "
                          switch port 15  - Testing.JPG
                          with the following settings
                          unifi 20 VLAN Settings.JPG

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                            chrischambers @johnpoz
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                            @johnpoz said in basic VLANS - Noob:

                            Port 15.. What you showed is WRONG... The only vlan on that should be native vlan 20.. nothing tagged, no other vlans

                            tagged.png

                            forget this I was trying something. it is now deleted.

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                              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @chrischambers
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                              Ok if you have your vlans setup correctly on your switch.. And your pc on vlan 20 interface on your switch gets an IP from dhcp on pfsense for vlan 20..

                              And it has internet I take it?

                              But you can not ping it from lan?

                              What are the rules on lan? Your not policy routing traffic out some vpn are you?

                              Post up rules on lan and vlan 20 interfaces on pfsense.

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                                chrischambers @johnpoz
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                                @johnpoz

                                Ok if you have your vlans setup correctly on your switch.. And your pc on vlan 20 interface on your switch gets an IP from dhcp on pfsense for vlan 20.. -- Yes I do
                                And it has internet I take it? -- not at the moment as I have no rules for outbound
                                But you can not ping it from lan? -- That is right
                                What are the rules on lan? Your not policy routing traffic out some vpn are you? -- yes I do have a VPN
                                Post up rules on lan and vlan 20 interfaces on pfsense.

                                WAN
                                Wan Rules.JPG
                                LAN
                                LAN Rules.JPG

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                                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @chrischambers
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                                  Ok your forcing traffic out your gateway that 1.9 IP to plextv? Not sure what is the point of that?

                                  That is wan and lan - where is vlan 20?

                                  As long as your not coming from 1.9 and going to whatever is in that alias for plextv - you would be able to go to your vlan 20 via your lan net source any any rule.

                                  So makes no difference what rules you have on vlan 20. lan should be able to ping anything on vlan20

                                  So again sniff on vlan 20 interface while your pinging from lan - do you see the ping go out.. If so then problem is not pfsense..

                                  Are you sending everything out some vpn.. I don't understand why your trying to policy route traffic out your wan gateway? Unless you have everything else going out some vpn?

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                                    chrischambers @johnpoz
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                                    @johnpoz said in basic VLANS - Noob:

                                    VLAN 20

                                    VLAN 20 Rules.JPG

                                    I have a plex server sitting behind the PFsense, and looking at videos it informed me that I needed to added that rule.

                                    is sniff the pinging within pfsense ?

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                                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @chrischambers
                                      last edited by johnpoz

                                      @chrischambers said in basic VLANS - Noob:

                                      and looking at videos it informed me that I needed to added that rule.

                                      Sorry but NO.. How does that make any sense? Again are you using some vpn service?? Inbound traffic to your plex, would go back out your wan.. As to plex going somewhere on its own to pull metadata, etc. - why would that not work via a vpn connection. If that is what your using.

                                      What do you have in plextv alias exactly

                                      Yes go to diagnostic - packet capture.

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                                        chrischambers @johnpoz
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                                        @johnpoz
                                        here are two of the links I used to set that up
                                        https://blog.linuxserver.io/2017/05/01/how-to-run-pfsense-with-pia-vpn-but-still-use-plex-remote-access/

                                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwwczlvWw9Y

                                        sorry have to run, have to cook dinner for the wife. I will return tomorrow - thanks for your help so far.

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                                          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @chrischambers
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                                          Ok if plex is just contacting plex.tv to get its public IP.. Then yeah you would want to make sure it goes out your normal wan..

                                          As long this IP is showing your actual normal wan IP from your isp then yeah that should be fine.

                                          plexoutput.png

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                                            chrischambers @johnpoz
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                                            @johnpoz Hi John, the plex works with no issues, it is just the vlans

                                            here are the ping results from PFsense

                                            PFSENSE Ping VLan.JPG PFSENSE Ping Lan.JPG

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