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    SG-3100 with dual WAN, is it possible?

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      mephisto
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      I want to get a SG-3100 with WAN port connected to a fibre line and OPT1 to a 4G router and then have a Switch connected to the LAN port of the SG-3100. I'm just wondering if this is possible as so far I can see the LAN ports are all part of the same internal switch and are not like regular LAN ports on the older pfsense running intel cpus.

      Thanks!

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      • jimpJ
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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        The SG-3100 has 6 ports split into three "interfaces":

        WAN - mvneta2 - connected to a physical port
        OPT1 - mvneta0 - connected to a physical port
        LAN - mvneta1 - uplink to the internal 4-port switch

        You could connect any of the four LAN ports to your other switch and reach the LAN. If you want that to act as four separate ports for four separate networks, you can do that too. See https://www.netgate.com/resources/videos/pfsense-hangout-configuring-netgate-appliance-integrated-switches-on-pfsense-244-july-2018.html for details.

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          mephisto
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          ok, cool, so that means I can use multiple interfaces as separated WANs, right? I'm going to check the hangout later tonight.

          Thanks

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          • jimpJ
            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
            last edited by

            Yes, WAN and OPT1 can easily be used as separate WANs.

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              mephisto
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              what is the point of using switches and not physical ports like the older pfsense devices?

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              • jimpJ
                jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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                There are plenty of use cases that call for a switch, browse the forum a bit and you'll find people trying to bridge several expensive router ports to emulate a switch nearly every day it seems.

                The switch ports can also be configured to act independently, so most use cases can work on that hardware, too.

                We have products without switches as well, see the SG-5100.

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                • johnpozJ
                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                  last edited by johnpoz

                  Multiple times a day would be more like it - go through phases where all you would see is how can I bridge this, how can I bridge that because you know its so freaking difficult to use a switch...

                  Not really a fan of the switch on the router either to be honest, makes no sense to anyone other than someone coming from soho world thinking pfsense just a fancy linksys..

                  If I want switch ports I get a switch ;) What I want on my router is interfaces! 4 interfaces and then say a 6 port switch in the same box would be the bomb though for pretty much any use case - just all comes down to price point.

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                    mephisto
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                    I don't see the need for a switch in my case, I use pfsense across datacentre, soho and SMB just fine with ubiquiti switches, get all vlan stuff sorted pretty easy.

                    I struggle to see a real work requirement for a builtin switch, I would rather have dedicated ports

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                    • jimpJ
                      jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                      last edited by

                      Then you're in luck, the SG-5100 has no switch on it, it has 6 dedicated network cards.

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                      • johnpozJ
                        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @mephisto
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                        @mephisto said in SG-3100 with dual WAN, is it possible?:

                        I struggle to see a real work requirement for a builtin switch, I would rather have dedicated ports

                        Depends on where your going to deploy it - in a small branch office or soho then switch ports could be very useful. In a real deployment no I agree little need of switch ports in my router. I have the sg4860 in my house to be honest and only thing make it better would be say 2 more interfaces ;)

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                          • johnpozJ
                            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                            last edited by johnpoz

                            Its really no different than configuring any other switch for vlans. The ports are part of a switch, not a actual physical interface your putting vlans on..

                            Did you go over
                            https://www.netgate.com/docs/pfsense/solutions/xg-7100/switch-overview.html

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                              mephisto
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                              sorry I was meant to create a topic for the XG-7100, please ignore last message or delete it

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