TL-SG105E and ESX?
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TL-SG105E and ESX?
Model :
TL-SG105E
Hardware Version : 3.0
Firmware Version : 1.0.0 Build 20171214 Rel.70092
ISP :
Trying to use VLANs to setup a small home lab.
I have the modem plugged into port 1. No DHCP from the modem. Single IP only.
I have an ESX 6.5 host plugged into port 2 with one gigabit NIC (M93P Tiny)
Ports 3, 4, and 5 have a media box, PS4, and Wireless AP.
VLAN 1 is the LAN
VLAN 2 is the WAN
I want to have port 2 tagged with both VLAN 1 and 2 as a trunk port. Since the modem isn't VLAN aware I want it to be on VLAN 1 and tag/untag it so that it can be picked up by the ESX box.
I don't want 3, 4, or 5 to be able to talk to the modem.
This is how everything is tagged currently and the PVID for all 5 ports is set to VLAN 1:
I will be setting up a VM on the ESX box to run pfSense for DHCP and Server 2016 for DNS. I have setup 2 port groups on the ESX box. Both are tagged with VLANs 1 and 2. The pfSense VM has both adapters connected and the Server 2016 VM has the LAN adapter connected.
When I fire up the pfSense box to autoconfigure the WAN, it can't find a link.
What am I doing wrong? Will ESX even pickup the VLAN settings?
Hardware Version : 3.0
Firmware Version : 1.0.0 Build 20171214 Rel.70092
ISP :
Trying to use VLANs to setup a small home lab.
I have the modem plugged into port 1. No DHCP from the modem. Single IP only.
I have an ESX 6.5 host plugged into port 2 with one gigabit NIC (M93P Tiny)
Ports 3, 4, and 5 have a media box, PS4, and Wireless AP.
VLAN 1 is the LAN
VLAN 2 is the WAN
I want to have port 2 tagged with both VLAN 1 and 2 as a trunk port. Since the modem isn't VLAN aware I want it to be on VLAN 1 and tag/untag it so that it can be picked up by the ESX box.
I don't want 3, 4, or 5 to be able to talk to the modem.
This is how everything is tagged currently and the PVID for all 5 ports is set to VLAN 1:
| VLAN ID | VLAN Name | Member Ports | Tagged Ports | Untagged Ports | Delete |
| 1 | LAN | 2-5 | 2 | 3-5 | [/TD] |
| WAN | 1-2 | 2 | 1 |
I will be setting up a VM on the ESX box to run pfSense for DHCP and Server 2016 for DNS. I have setup 2 port groups on the ESX box. Both are tagged with VLANs 1 and 2. The pfSense VM has both adapters connected and the Server 2016 VM has the LAN adapter connected.
When I fire up the pfSense box to autoconfigure the WAN, it can't find a link.
What am I doing wrong? Will ESX even pickup the VLAN settings?
