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    • johnpozJ
      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @chrischambers
      last edited by johnpoz

      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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            • johnpozJ
              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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                  • johnpozJ
                    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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                        • johnpozJ
                          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
                              last edited by johnpoz

                              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
                                        last edited by chrischambers

                                        @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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                                          chrischambers @chrischambers
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                                          @chrischambers morning. I think i have it all working, I don't know why but for some reason it just started to work.

                                          @johnpoz many thanks for your help yesterday.

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                                          • johnpozJ
                                            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @chrischambers
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                                            Those ping results is not what I asked for... I asked for you to sniff on your vlan 20 interface while you pinged vlan 20 from lan.. How is pinging ip in vlan 20 and lan IP from pfsense that?

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