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General Discussion / Re: What now what??? NO CARRIER on opt2 em2 interface!!!

« on: March 29, 2022, 08:45:59 pm »

Ah ha! Thanks for that, I think I got it working! I have been using a new Cat 7 cable, but when I used a regular Cat 6, I got lights and a connection! Guess my router doesn't like Cat 7. Doh!

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General Discussion / What now what??? NO CARRIER on opt2 em2 interface!!!

« on: March 29, 2022, 06:07:47 pm »

Hello internet... So followed instructions here (Option 1: Dynamic IP Address)...

https://homenetworkguy.com/how-to/connect-pc-directly-to-opnsense-interface/

...to activate an extra (DMZ) port and interface (opt2 em2). However, the lights are off and no one is home 

So not getting any lights on the Opnsense router for em2 or any connection when plugged into Windows 10;

DMZ interface (opt2, em2): Status no carrier

What does "No carrier" mean and is there something else I should do to activate this port?

As a test I changed the new DMZ firewall rules to match the LAN rules, and also restarted the router. But still hasn't activated em2. When you activate a port on a router, does it immediately activate showing as "Up" and with lights?

Is there any thing else on an Opnsense router that would stop a port from activating?

Thank you... and a million thanks yous will be awarded to the successful problem solver 

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General Discussion / Re: How the hell do you setup a Draytek Vigor130 with VLAN?!?!?!

« on: March 28, 2022, 01:09:18 am »

Cool - I see the light!! Why didn't I think of those damn spare ports before!?!? You have a gift sir, or you've hacked my webcam and spotted said ports! Any way, a million thank yous for your digital slap in the face, I needed that!

I'm off to create another network or two! MWAAA HA HA HAHAAAA!!!!!!

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General Discussion / Re: How the hell do you setup a Draytek Vigor130 with VLAN?!?!?!

« on: March 28, 2022, 12:41:17 am »

YES IT DOES! Spare LAN 3 to 6 are free - somebody else setup this firewall, so I wouldn't have clue how to setup and activate LAN 3 - is there an easy setup/step-by-step guide to achieve a separate network and internet for the WIN10 PC using LAN3?

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General Discussion / Re: How the hell do you setup a Draytek Vigor130 with VLAN?!?!?!

« on: March 27, 2022, 11:12:45 pm »

BALLS!  I have a Netgear Unmanaged Switch! Thanks for explaining that. Well that ends my great mystery of 2022!

Tune in next week when I try to plug a DVI cable into a VGA port...

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General Discussion / Re: How the hell do you setup a Draytek Vigor130 with VLAN?!?!?!

« on: March 27, 2022, 10:05:00 pm »

Ah, that's good news then thanks...soooo, my next completely off topic question is - how do I connect my Windows 10 machine to the new VLAN?

I have setup my VLAN following a guide that I'm pretty sure is accurate, but I have no idea how to test this new VLAN or what settings to add to Windows 10 

I'm guessing I have to add Static details to the IPv4 Properties in Windows 10, but where do I get this info from on Opnsense...

IP address:
Subnet mask:
Default Gateway:
Preferred DNS server:

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General Discussion / Re: How the hell do you setup a Draytek Vigor130 with VLAN?!?!?!

« on: March 27, 2022, 08:33:01 pm »

Thank you, I appreciate your solutions but I have no clue how to do that. That is why I am looking for a step-by-step idiots guide... but I'll check out the ISP forums.

Maybe I should have included more info just in case there are others like me;

ISP: BT (fiber into modem I think).
VLAN: Created a "Work" VLAN on Opnsense so it is separate from the rest of my network. So I'll re-phrase my original question...

Am I the only Vigor130 Opnsense VLAN BT internet user wanting to isolate one PC on a VLAN??

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General Discussion / How the hell do you setup a Draytek Vigor130 with VLAN?!?!?!

« on: March 27, 2022, 01:54:01 pm »

I see that many many many Draytek Vigor130 modems are in use, particularly here in the UK. However, I cannot find a guide any where on how to setup VLANs on this thing

My Opnsense firewall is all setup for VLAN, but have no idea how to match these settings on my modem... I am the only Vigor130 Opnsense VLAN user?? Are there others?

This is the page that mentions VLANs, so I guess the settings might be here right?? Really hope somebody out there can help me out with this please.