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Jan 22, 2017

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Multiple port tagging

Hello, I have a complicated question so please bare with me for a moment. I have an ESXi 6.5 host that is running a virtual Sophos UTM 9.4 appliance. I also have a Netgear GS108Ev3 managed sw...

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DaneA
Feb 07, 2017
@vasileiosg,

Since you have confirmed that the PC where the ESXi 6.5 host which runs a virtual Sophos UTM 9.4 appliance is a VLAN-aware device, have you checked if tagging is enabled on the physical LAN adapter of the PC? Kindly check this link as a guide on how to check it on your PC.

Also, kindly post images of your actual network setup that especially shows the PC where the ESXi 6.5 host which runs a virtual Sophos UTM 9.4 appliance is connected to the GS108Ev3.

Regards,

DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team

DaneA

NETGEAR Employee Retired

Feb 05, 2017

vasileiosg,

The VLAN 2 configured on the ESXi should be within the same IP range of devices connected to VLAN 2 configured on your GS108Ev3 in order for them to communicate.

It would be best if you could post images or screenshots on how you have configured the PC where the ESXi 6.5 host runs a virtual Sophos UTM 9.4 appliance as well as the configuration you've done on the GS108Ev3 switch. In this way, other community members that has experience with this kind of setup would be able to share on this forum thread.

Regards,

DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team

vasileiosg

Aspirant

Feb 05, 2017

DaneA sure,

here you go.

ESXi:

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UTM9:

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Netgear:

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Please note that the configuration is NOT as we discussed. That is because people in the house want to use it and i am working on it only in the nights when i don't have to keep the baby. When it is not working exactly as it should, i reverse the configuration until the next moment i will have an hour in my hands to work on it.

In practice i want to have 3 networks:

1) where the internet from my router is coming in and it can be picked up only by the UTM running on the ESXi. Therefore, port 1 (ESXi) and port 8 (Router) i am planning to leave them on VLAN1/PVID1.

2) my nas boxes (physical boxes), a media player (physical boxes) and other services that i am running on ESXi can all communicate on VLAN2/PVID2. They all need to have the UTM9 as their gateway.

3) Wi-fi users where they will get a DHCP from the UTM9 and have the UTM9 as their gateway. They will be VLAN3/PVID3.

DaneA
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Feb 07, 2017
@vasileiosg,

Since you have confirmed that the PC where the ESXi 6.5 host which runs a virtual Sophos UTM 9.4 appliance is a VLAN-aware device, have you checked if tagging is enabled on the physical LAN adapter of the PC? Kindly check this link as a guide on how to check it on your PC.

Also, kindly post images of your actual network setup that especially shows the PC where the ESXi 6.5 host which runs a virtual Sophos UTM 9.4 appliance is connected to the GS108Ev3.

Regards,

DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
JohnRo
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Feb 10, 2017
Hi vasileiosg,

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