Install and configured (non-working internet)
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To all of your questions:
Yes, WAN and my first LAN1 works. I have internet and the PC thats connected to a netgear switch is assigned the correct IP range.
I tried following these sets here:
https://www.all4os.com/router/bridge-multiple-lan-portsnics-to-act-like-a-router-in-pfsense-2-1.html
Step 1: Assign an individual IP for all NICs by going to 'Interfaces → Assign'. Important!
Note: Only set up a IPv4 address for each NIC.Step 2: Set up DHCP on NIC1 by going 'Services → DHCP server'
Step 3: Bridge other NICs by going to 'Interfaces → Assign → Bridges' and set up an IP for the interface.
Note: Do not include WAN and NIC1.Step 4: Create a interface groups by going to 'Interfaces → Assign → Interface Groups'.
Note: Include all NICs and Bridge interface in "Member (s)", do not include WAN.Step 5: Change the default firewall rule under NIC1 to all NICs interfaces to avoid being locked out by going to 'Firewall → Rules'
Note: Change the Interface from NIC1 to the Interface groups which is created in Step 4.Step 6: Enable DHCP on the bridge interface by going to 'Services → DHCP server'.
Step 7: Disable DHCP on NIC1 by going to 'Services → DHCP server' and include NIC1 into the bridge which is set up in Step 3 by going to 'Interfaces → Assign → Bridges'.
Step 8: reboot and test.
And when i disconnected LAN2 and still have LAN3 connected it went offline and i was unable to log into the PFSence box or browse the internet.
What I am wanting to do is this:
Have all LANs 2-7 as DHCP so that, say, if i disconnect LAN2 from the switch its connected to then the PC(s) that are using that switch still have LANs 3-7 connected to that switch to stay online with (no downtime since it still has those other connections from the PFSense box).
The switch i will be using is the NETGEAR 24 Port Gigabit Business-Class Rackmount Switch - JGS524.
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You need 6 interfaces in failover – REALLY?? 6 of them??
Kind of pointless to have 6 lan failover ports with 1 wan.. What happens when that wan fails, then your 6 failover ports are kind of completely pointless and useless..
Your switch JGS524 is what they call a DUMB switch, not managed no VLAN support switch.. You can not do anything with that piece of junk. No lagg, no vlans, have to to assume no stp (spanning tree) see see no mention of it in specs - but yeah lets connect 6 interfaces in a bridge to a non spanning tree dumb switch.. Fantastic idea :rolleyes:
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stealthrt - the truth is that in your case you don't need all those LAN ports in pfSense. Anything you're trying to do with the extra ports, will do more harm than good.
What you could actually do with them, is to create separate networks (using separate switches) with each LAN port to separate traffic of those networks from each other. You could run a network separately for your kids, one for yourself, one for your neighbor, one for wifi, etc.
Do you intend to use it like that? If yes, you may need many ports.If not, one single WAN and one single LAN are enough. You don't need to use the others.
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The only way you can connect more than one of those LAN ports to your switch is as part of a LAGG but it seems like your current switch doesn't support that. Connecting more than one port currently would be a bad idea.
You can configure the ports in a bridge as you described and then connect other clients to that directly if you want. Others here will tell you it's a waste of ports though and not as good as using a real 8 port switch.
Are you able to connect a client to any of those other LAN ports and get internet access?Steve
