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    Bridge configuration on version 2.3.2p1

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    • 7 Offline
      78firebird
      last edited by

      I have attempted the bridge interface configuration several different ways without success. 
      My final configuration will be attempting to bridge an OpenVPN network for backup/failover offsite servers.

      Interface setup:
      EM0: WAN
      EM1: Admin
      EM2: VLAN 551
      EM3: VLAN 552
      Brg551552: Bridge of 551/552

      net.link.bridge.pfil_member Packet filter on the member interface 0
      net.link.bridge.pfil_bridge Packet filter on the bridge interface 1

      As soon as I add 551 to the Bridge interface, I loose local connection from the PC 10.5.5.70 to the router 10.5.5.1.  All firewall rules are allowing any/any on all internal interfaces.  Are there any other settings required to add an existing interface to a bridge group?

      Below is the detailed interface setup.

      WAN Interface (wan, em0)
      Status
      up
      MAC Address
      00:0c:29:d8:10:cd
      IPv4 Address
      206.30.30.178
      Subnet mask IPv4
      255.255.255.252
      Gateway IPv4

      21ADMIN Interface (lan, em1)
      Status
      up
      MAC Address
      00:0c:29:d8:10:d7
      IPv4 Address
      10.201.1.70
      Subnet mask IPv4
      255.255.255.0

      TEST551 Interface (opt1, em2)
      Status
      up
      MAC Address
      00:0c:29:d8:10:e1
      IPv4 Address
      10.5.5.1
      Subnet mask IPv4
      255.255.255.0
      IPv6 Link Local
      fe80::20c:29ff:fed8:10e1%em2
      MTU
      1500
      Media
      1000baseT <full-duplex>In/out packets
      2962/4603 (265 KiB/5.72 MiB)
      In/out packets (pass)
      2962/4603 (265 KiB/5.72 MiB)
      In/out packets (block)
      92/0 (7 KiB/0 B)
      In/out errors
      0/0
      Collisions
      0
      Bridge (bridge0)
      learning

      TEST552 Interface (opt2, em3)
      Status
      up
      MAC Address
      00:0c:29:d8:10:eb
      IPv6 Link Local
      fe80::20c:29ff:fed8:10eb%em3
      MTU
      1500
      Media
      1000baseT <full-duplex>In/out packets
      5/3 (334 B/304 B)
      In/out packets (pass)
      5/3 (334 B/304 B)
      In/out packets (block)
      13/0 (857 B/0 B)
      In/out errors
      0/0
      Collisions
      0
      Bridge (bridge0)
      learning

      BRG551552 Interface (opt4, bridge0)
      Status
      up
      MAC Address
      02:ac:43:2f:d6:00
      MTU
      1500
      In/out packets
      10/5 (668 B/334 B)
      In/out packets (pass)
      10/5 (668 B/334 B)
      In/out packets (block)
      10/0 (1 KiB/0 B)
      In/out errors
      0/0
      Collisions
      0</full-duplex></full-duplex>

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      • 7 Offline
        78firebird
        last edited by

        Fixed.  Since bridging anything is just a bad idea, the Cisco 3850 was blocking it through spanning-tree.  Once spanning-tree was disabled, everything is up and colliding normally… :-\

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          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
          last edited by

          "Since bridging anything is just a bad idea"

          Hey there you go your getting it ;)

          So I am really confused with this statement

          EM2: VLAN 551
          EM3: VLAN 552
          Brg551552: Bridge of 551/552

          So your 2 different vlans are on the same layer 3 network?  Makes Zero sense.. If your wanting to bridge 2 layer 2 networks.  This would become 1 vlan..  With 1 layer 3 network on it.  So why would you call it 2 different vlans with 2 different vlan tags??

          "Once spanning-tree was disabled"

          That seems like a really bad idea if you ask me…

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