How to get pfSense WAN to accept VLAN 0

cucu007

@natbart said in How to get pfSense WAN to accept VLAN 0:

@stephenw10 i know this is an old thread (amazed at what I started here..), but I will admit I set things up and left them. I am still on 2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)

Can I move past this version to 2.72? Considering I am using em nic?

Any guidance to save some time would be appreciated.

I think the latest release is working as expected and this issue was fixed, at least is working as expected in frontier (ISP).

stephenw10

Yup, the vlan0 bug in e1000 is fixed in 2.7.2: https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/12821

natbart

@stephenw10 what is the recommended path to upgrade then?

How do I get from where I am now to new version without the need for my script?

stephenw10

What do you have setup currently? Been a while since I was digging on this.
Just the netmap script to allow priority tagged DHCP repies?
You shouldn't need anything in 2.7.2 for that. em can pass vlan0 tagged packets and dhclient can accept them.

natbart

@stephenw10 just the script to allow VLAN 0 from early on.

Could I install 2.7.2 on a new machine and restore everything but the script?

Or how easy to do upgrade in place?
How do I disable the script? It’s been so long. Just looking for a recommended way with least risk and hassle.

stephenw10

You should be able to upgrade. You might have to re-assign the WAN back to the em NIC after upgrading.

natbart

@stephenw10 - apologies if this should go in a new thread, but considering things are fixed in 2.7.2 I am trying to understand how to make the leap from 2.4.5p1 to 2.7.2. I dont see 2.7.2 as an upgrade option! How do I avoid being stuck on a version where I wont be able to get internet?

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Jarhead

@natbart Why not just do a fresh install? You can even use your existing config during the install so it will be done after the install.
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/backup/restore-during-install.html

Otherwise you'll have to step through the major updates. Can't just go to 2.7 or even 2.6 from your version.
Fresh install is the best way, heck, my system does the full install and back up and running in under 2 minutes

stephenw10

Yup, I would probably reinstall. And if possible install to a different drive so you can just swap back in the old one if you have to fall back.

natbart

@stephenw10 had a backup machine I upgraded... tested and then upgraded active system.

Still have a question on if backup config file should be in root of FAT32 partition or in E:\config\ -> I had it in both.

Process I followed was to:

change interface to em0 pre-upgrade and disable the shellcmd script.
Take backup and upload to usb key
Connect my Bell MTS ONT to pfSense
Reboot and install new

This found the config, recognized and got internet DHCP address for WAN on em0 and installed packages as there was an active internet connection.

No other config changes were needed.

This has been quite a journey from when I first started this thread! Glad to see my script is no longer needed.