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mschumacher777
Jan 18, 2026Aspirant
Three GS308E, PFSense, cannot get VLAN working on third switch
I'm working on getting VLAN setup in my home network. All of the switches are GS308E and have the VLAN turned on for the type "Advanced 802.1Q VLAN". The "LAN" coming into Port 1 of Switch 1 is ...
mschumacher777
Jan 18, 2026Aspirant
I cannot get images included into the post - might be limit since this is my first post.
Do I have to add the VLAN 602 to Switch 1 and 2? If so, how can that be accomplished as when I tried once, it wanted me to assign a port for Switch 1.
I'll mess around and see if I can get something accomplished.
- StephenBJan 18, 2026Guru - Experienced User
mschumacher777 wrote:
Do I have to add the VLAN 602 to Switch 1 and 2?
Yes. Otherwise that VLAN is fully isolated.
Generally I think it's best to set up the all the switch<-> switch connections as "trunks" - carrying all VLANS, and tagged.
I've never set up a pfsense firewall/router, but I suspect you will need to do the same thing on the switch<->pfsense interface.
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