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WiFi with VLANs basic installation problem

We want to migrate from an existing WLAN solution to one managed by our UTM9.4. We are happy with the migration o fthe "Guest" network (web-based / ticket authentication), but struggle with the privileged WLAN for internal users.

Old situation: Default net is VLAN 10, APs are in VLAN 79 ("switchport access vlan 79" in our Cisco switches), A Cisco WLC acts as radius and checks against AD, authenticated users end up in VLAN 71 and obtain their IP from a DHCP server (sitting in VLAN 10, but routable into VLAN 71).

For the migration, we simplified the setup, namely we simply put out new APs into VLAN 10 so that they are visible to the UTM (which is only in VLAN 10).

We get as far as RADIUS authentication, but apparently do not end up in VLAN 71 the way we wish (clients get a 169.*.*.* ip, apparently because they do not see the DHCP). We tried to work with "switchport trunk allowed vlan 10,70,71,79" and "switchport mode trunk" for the switch port of the AP, and set the AP to VLAN 10, and the WLAN to VLAN 71 in UTM. But it seems that does not work. These attempts are based on the assumption that the clients are visible with their VLAN 71 at the switch port of the AP.

Could it be that these assumptions are wrong and that I must have the UTM in both VLAN 10 and 71 (on a trunk port) for this setup to work?

EDIT: Meanwhile I changed the eth0 interface to a VLAN interface (in VLAN 10), added a VLAN 71 interface to eth0, and changed its switch port to trunk. This does not help with the WLAN clients, however. They still do not get a DHCP address.  Instead, I observed another strange problem: The UTM does get an IP from the existing DHCP server on VLAN71. But it does so incorrectly: The DHCP server hands out leases with a /24 netmask, but UTM sets the interface to a /23 netmask. (I suspect that this is because the "main" interface has a static /23 address in VLAN 10, but the totally different interface on a totally different LAN should have its own netmask, shouldn't it?)



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  • I have to admit that I have no idea of your topology, what access points are in place, etc.  So, a WAG - Is it possible that you have two interfaces connected to the same Ethernet segment?

    Cheers - Bob

     
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  • I have to admit that I have no idea of your topology, what access points are in place, etc.  So, a WAG - Is it possible that you have two interfaces connected to the same Ethernet segment?

    Cheers - Bob

     
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    Sophos Certified Architect - UTM
    Sophos Certified Engineer - XG
    Gold Solution Partner since 2005
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  • As always, my UTM problems get resolved as soon as Bob enter the stage - however, this time it is only a coincidence in time. :)

    This was really a facepalm situation as we had configured everything rigth from the very beginning, that is: The UTM ned not have a leg directly in VLAN 71, the trunking config of the swicth at the port the AP was connected to was fine, the links between all our switches were capable of transporting vlan 71.
     But the vlan 71 was not *activated* at the switch. (Apparently, the Cisco APs we're phasing out tunnel from AP to the central controller before VLAN 71 is entered ..)

    We did not notice that until we made a test connection with a linux host with vlan-aware NIC and for the life of it could not see the 71 network ...

    Sorry for bothering y'all, but maybe this thread can help remind others to always doublecheck the obviously working stuff as well ...