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DHCP Service does not show on VLAN Interface

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    ottawa_it
    last edited by Dec 3, 2017, 6:19 PM

    Hi Folks,

    I have a PFSense box running on a laptop with one interface. I've setup VLANs for connecting to the internet and VoIP networks etc.

    I see and have configure the DHPC service on the main interface but I don't see any extra tabs in the DHCP service for the VLAN interfaces.

    The main interface is em0 which has a tab in the DHCP service and works as expected but I don't see any tabs for em0.3 or em0.10 even though I assigned a static IP to these interfaces.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Cheers,

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      jahonix
      last edited by Dec 3, 2017, 11:24 PM

      You have to enable the interface before you can enable a DHCP server for it.
      Unfortunately you can assign a static IP to the IF without having to enable it prior.

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        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
        last edited by Dec 4, 2017, 12:24 AM

        Check the netmask on the interfaces themselves. You probably want /24 there not /32.

        Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
        A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
        DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
        Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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          jahonix
          last edited by Dec 4, 2017, 10:24 AM

          If an interface has too small a netmask to be used with DHCP service is it disabled automatically then (or even unavailable)?

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            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
            last edited by Dec 4, 2017, 4:01 PM

            Yes.

            Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
            A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
            DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
            Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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              ottawa_it
              last edited by Dec 5, 2017, 2:41 AM

              Thanks for all your suggestions. The problem was when I assigned the IP the default netmask was set to 32 which I did not notice. I've updated the netmask to 24 which has solved the issue.

              Thanks again everyone for your help :).

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